From the Edge of Town to the Edge of the Universe: Photography by Stuart Heggie

DSLR Solar System, Star Trails and Aurora Photos

Taken 19-Mar-11

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Subcategory:Night Sky

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Dimensions4800 x 4800

Original file size4.38 MB

Image typeJPEG

Color spaceAdobe RGB (1998)

Date taken20-Mar-11 02:49

Date modified20-Mar-11 12:18

Shooting Conditions

Camera makeNIKON CORPORATION

Camera modelNIKON D300

Focal length500 mm

Focal length (35mm)750 mm

Max lens aperturef/1

Exposure1/320 at f/5

FlashNot fired

Exposure bias0 EV

Exposure modeAuto

Exposure prog.Aperture priority

ISO speedISO 200

Metering modeSpot

Digital zoom1x

Moon_at_Perigee_v2

Full Moon at its closest approach in about 20 years. Taken with the D300 on my Takahashi FSQn refractor with a 1.6 extender yielding ~ 800mm focal length.

STUART HEGGIE