Catching Light

Photography by

Dan Lessmann

Oklahoma City Clear Sky Clock

Cheddar Ranch Observatory Clear Sky Clock

Cheddar Ranch Star Trails

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Just playing around with a star trail at the Cheddar Ranch.  I'll do this again from a better spot where the lovely power cable and utility pole are not included!

Date:  6/24/2006

Location:  Cheddar Ranch Observatory

Telescope:  Sigma 10-20mm, f/5.6

Mount:  Fixed Tripod

Camera:  Hutech Type I 350D

Exposure Count:  51 x 4 minutes, 3.4 hours total exposure

Guiding:  None

Post Processing:

Images Plus - Calibration, combine

Photoshop CS2 - Color balance, unsharp masking