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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

10Dec13 Photography from Wiseman's View

Last night's photography from Wiseman's View produced some more interesting images of distant city lights, stars, and airplanes---but no mystery lights!

Lenoir and Taylorsville City Lights
Communication Tower light & Lenoir's Christmas Star on Hibrighten Mtn
Azimuths (in degrees) and distance (in miles) shown for selected features
Tripod-mounted Canon REBEL DSLR T3i camera with 105-420 mm zoon lens set at 287 mm, f/7.1, ISO-800, 30 sec
 
Distant City Lights over Brown Mountain
Tripod-mounted Canon REBEL DSLR T3i camera with 18 mm lens, f/4.5, ISO-800, 15 sec

Hawksbill Mtn with Stars and Distant City Lights
Tripod-mounted Canon REBEL DSLR T3i camera with 18 mm lens, f/4.5, ISO-800, 61 sec
 
Hawskbill Mtn with Staged Hiker's Light, Airplanes, and Stars
Four airplanes, one with bright landing light, and short star trails in skies over Hawksbill Mtn
A small white hiker's light from a friend of the photographer,
was staged on the skyline in the middle of Hawksbill's summit
Tripod-mounted Canon REBEL DSLR T3i camera with 105-420 mm zoon lens set at 105 mm, f/5.6, ISO-800, 33 sec