Two questions: (1) What equipment did you use to do that? What is the glowing thing in the lower right hand corner? I assumed it was city lights, but then it looks like the sun peeking over the horizon for a second. Too cool.
I think I may have answered (2) myself. It appears to be clouds that reflect light when they pass over the city's light pollution. Question (1) still stands, however.
Did I imply I did it? I did not mean to. I did not, but would like to at some point.
It is a collection of some 200+ 30-second exposures, which could be shot with any digital camera that gives you the option to set the shutter speed (mine does up to 64 seconds, but star trails become much more pronounced after 30).
They were arranged in a Quicktime editor into a simple time-lapse film, and probably cover, 6 hours or so (if I had to guess).
Other than that, all one needs is a tripod and a free evening.
I think #1 is the sun or moon. I bet the person lives pretty far north. The sun (or moon) barely appears over the horizon. I guess it gives you something to do with your 24 hours of darkness.
Given that the URL is in Norway (.no), "far north" is likely very accurate. Add to that how low Orion appears in the sky (compare it to tonight, for example), and you have a very clear picture of how far north it is.
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Two questions: (1) What equipment did you use to do that? What is the glowing thing in the lower right hand corner? I assumed it was city lights, but then it looks like the sun peeking over the horizon for a second. Too cool.
I think I may have answered (2) myself. It appears to be clouds that reflect light when they pass over the city's light pollution. Question (1) still stands, however.
Did I imply I did it? I did not mean to. I did not, but would like to at some point.
It is a collection of some 200+ 30-second exposures, which could be shot with any digital camera that gives you the option to set the shutter speed (mine does up to 64 seconds, but star trails become much more pronounced after 30).
They were arranged in a Quicktime editor into a simple time-lapse film, and probably cover, 6 hours or so (if I had to guess).
Other than that, all one needs is a tripod and a free evening.
I think #1 is the sun or moon. I bet the person lives pretty far north. The sun (or moon) barely appears over the horizon. I guess it gives you something to do with your 24 hours of darkness.
Given that the URL is in Norway (.no), "far north" is likely very accurate. Add to that how low Orion appears in the sky (compare it to tonight, for example), and you have a very clear picture of how far north it is.
That is amazing.
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