Friday, November 30, 2007

Christmas stars

It's remarkable how these beacons of light vividly pierce the darkness plus how the colors stand out so bold and strong. I have wanted to take pictures of constellations, but my shutter speed on the digital camera only goes as high as eight seconds and I really need to double that for the night sky. I snapped a picture of Orion this week, but it's nowhere near as spectacular. So how did I do it?

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Let me issue a challenge: Can you guess the secret of how to capture such a picture? (My family may comment, but they are not allowed to guess, because they probably already know the answer.)

5 comments:

Marcus Goodyear said...

The stars are always something I've wanted to learn about. A few months ago someone took a picture of Saturn from Laity Lodge with a telescope. You could see the rings and everything. I didn't know the sky was that accessible.

I'm not guessing your question, but I'm curious. Can you attach your digital camera to a telescope?

Llama Momma said...

I have no idea. But I like it.

Anonymous said...

I know how you did it . . . youuuuuuuu................(computer freeze!)

donsands said...

Nice shot.

I would love to be able to take photos of stars and the moon. Can't wait to learn your secret.

Pete Juvinall said...

Long exposure/wide apature/high iso? :)

--pete