single exposure spectacular image

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antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080929.html

Absolutly amazing image - looks like there should be dinosaurs walking
around in it.
Astrophotographer Wally Pacholka reports that getting to the cave to take this image was no easy trek.
I'll say!
Also, mountain lions were a concern while waiting alone in the dark for just the right exposure.
Just think where he was and how he got this shot.
He's insane! :silly:

Thats like somehting out of science fiction, simply fantastic!, I think the club laptop has a new wallpaper !

What I don't understand is, as this is a long exposure photograph and he obviously had to track the sky, how did he manage to keep the mountains and the cave in the picture ??

John

Johnm wrote:

What I don't understand is, as this is a long exposure photograph and he obviously had to track the sky, how did he manage to keep the mountains and the cave in the picture ??

John

Yeah, I noticed that too - I figure he probably took a two-part shot, firstly a tracked long exposure, outside the cave to get the Milky Way, and then moved the camera inside the cave and removed the lens cap again for a brief flash of the cave interior. Framing the whole lot must have been a bit of work in itself! Great shot.

Gentlemen,

This photo has led to a lot of bandwidth in both open and closed forums (fora) were I participate. I am not sure if it is proper for me to delve into the specifics of the final result since they were described in a closed forum.

For a taste of some of the bandwidth, I direct you to the following link: bb.nightskylive.net/asterisk/viewtopic.p...ostorder=asc&start=0

Awesome photo! However, I do have my doubts. The explanation does say it is all one shot. How come then is the terrain not trailed, being lit by the Moon like that?

Seanie.