Startrails around southern pole

Updated : 10 August 2006.

Here you can find an GIF Animation of the movement over the 10h40 min period (128 images, 11MB). Be patient.
Click on image to get larger size image (2000 x 1333).
img_4806-4933_640m.jpg (2400 kB)

  • CCD : Canon 20D modified (Hutech)
  • Exposure time : 640 min RGB(5 min individual images )
  • Date and Time : 24. June 2006
  • Instrument : 12-24mm f/4 Sigma zoom lens
  • Focal length : 12 mm
  • FWHM : about 2.5 arcsec
  • Filters : Bayer filters
  • Image processing : Startrails (freeware) and Photoshop (Levels, curves)
  • Problems/comments : Imaged at IAS observatory, Farm Hakos, Namibia.

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