Observation by James Weightman: Lyra: Colour Star Trails

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James Weightman

Observer

James Weightman

Observed

2023 Sep 05 - 22:30

Uploaded

2023 Sep 08 - 18:09

Objects

Vega

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Constellation

Lyra

Field centre

RA: 18^h43^m
Dec: +36°28'
Position angle: +49°50'

Field size

16° × 12°

Equipment

OM-5 camera +60mm f/2.8 macro(!) lens on tripod

Exposure

12 x 10 secs = 2mins; f/2.8 ISO 800

Location

Cirencester, Glos, UK

Target name

Lyra constellation

Title

Lyra: Colour Star Trails

About this image

Short trails show up a wide variety of colours. Inevitably with a single exposure setting some the colours of some of the brighter stars are lost in over saturation; but in this image the deep red of the giant carbon star T Lyrae stands out.

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TLyr_jw.jpg (487.1 kB)

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Jeremy Shears, Gary Eason, Philip Jennings

Comments

Gary Eason, 2023 Sep 13 - 14:29 UTC

Interesting thought. I just tried some (much longer) star trails experimentally, never having done any before, and did notice how colourful they were.

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