Observation by Steve Brown: Sirius light trail

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Steve Brown

Observer

Steve Brown

Observed

2021 Feb 27 - 22:44

Uploaded

2021 Mar 06 - 15:20

Objects

Sirius

Equipment

Canon 250D DSLR
Static tripod

Exposure

6 second exposure, f/5.6 ISO-200, 300mm focal length

Location

North Yorkshire

Target name

Sirius

Title

Sirius light trail

About this image

I've taken a long exposure of Sirius and deliberately knocked the tripod slightly to create this light trail effect. Sirius is an especially good star for this technique as it is quite bright and low enough to be subject to the turbulent atmosphere. This effect also brings out the colours of Sirius' twinkling, spreading them out across the light path.

Files associated with this observation

Sirius light trail (IMG_5104).jpg (576.7 kB)

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Comments

Mr John William Hughes, 2021 Mar 06 - 17:11 UTC

Quite stunning Steve. I really like this image and the similar light trail of Betelgeuse.

Manolo_Rodriguez, Steve Brown

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