Directly quoting from the description in Vimeo:
Most night shots were captured at 25 second exposures on our Canon
EOS 6D's and Canon 5D mk3's with a variety of wide, fast lenses. Because
the nights we picked had almost zero moon, the stars and Milky Way were
exceptionally clear (once the storm clouds parted), which also made a
perfect galactic palette for some star trails experiments, including a
new mirroring/distortion effect at 2:56
that revealed a cool native pattern. For those not familiar with past
vids, the star trails effect is created by tracing the rotation of the
Earth's axis, using a long exposure timelapse pictures and an awesome
rendering program called STARSTAX.
Keep an eye out at 2:10
(top center) as a meteor seems to BURST through the atmosphere and
leave a smoke trail in its wake. Maybe you scientists or astronomers out
there can help explain in better language :) **UPDATE** The great PHIL
PLAIT at Slate explains in his BAD ASTRONOMY blog: "At 2:10
in, a meteor flashes, and leaves behind a curling wisp of what looks
like smoke. This is called a persistent train, the vaporized remains of
the meteoroid itself, and can glow for several minutes. The upper level
winds from 60 – 100 km above Earth’s surface are what blow it into those
curlicues." Thanks Phil! Check out the article here: slate.me/RLWBoG
YIKÁÍSDÁHÁ from Sunchaser Pictures on Vimeo.
I have always wanted to shoot the Milky Way but conditions here is not optimal with lots of cloud cover every night in addition to the severe light pollution. Although recently it was reported that someone actually managed to shoot the Milky Way, I remain skeptical on whether it is possible.
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