Starry Starry Night !

Challenge #30 in the The Mystic Look of Mundane Life series. Hosted by Saswata.

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The Milky Way above a hut. Taken near Uluru, Australia.

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D
Lens:	Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5
Submitted:	Sunday, 12th August, 2012 12:55 (GMT)
Taken:	Monday, 17th October, 2011
Focal length:	10 mm
Shutter speed:	60 sec
Aperture:	F3.5
ISO:	3200
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I've always been curious about these shots and how they're taken. I really should google it :)

I imagine you have to have gear that rotates the camera on a pod with the rotation of the earth, so as to avoid unwanted star trails.

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Hi Jaysun,

Not for this one! If my camera had moved it would've messed up the foreground. I kept the shutter open for 1 minute and pushed the sensitivity to ISO3200. The stars did move a bit but you only really notice if you zoom right in. As the picture was intended to be viewed as a whole I didn't really mind too much. Basically, you need a large sensor camera (DSLR/similar - otherwise the noise will kill the picture), a tripod and preferably a remote shutter release.

Pictures of individual stars/planets etc would need such a device however.

Hope this helps.

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