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19 Feb 2013. 1855hrs ISS flyby over Misterton church, Leics, UK. The West to East flyby was directly overhead and again quite challenging to capture. Another one of my local sites was chosen and I composed around the church and anticipated flyby over the moon. Composition only made possible due to fantastic wide angle capability of the Olympus 8mm fisheye. 13 No 15s exposures, F3.5, ISO 640 and put together with Starstax software.
17 Feb 2013. 1900hrs ISS flyby over Stanford Reservoir, Leics, UK. The West to East flyby was directly overhead and quite challenging to capture. One of my fave local sites was chosen and I composed around the water and anticipated flyby over the moon...and yes I was. I particularly love the moment the ISS disappears behind the Earths shadow (as seen fading out on the far left) . Only made possible due to fantastic wide angle capability of the Olympus 8mm fisheye. 13 No 15s exposures, F4.5, ISO 640 and put together with Starstax software.
Dec 01/02 2012. Clear skies at last for the first serious frost of winter. Temps got down -4C here in the East Midlands. Returning to a favourite local landmark, Misterton church nr Lutterworth, Leics. A great foreground composition subject for this star trail. I set up the Olympus E5 with 7-14mm wide angle lens on tripod at F4, ISO 500 and 15s exposure time. Attaching the RM-CB1 cable I locked the cable to take continuous shots all night. Camera was in place approx 1800hrs and I picked it up the following morning at approx 0630hrs. 12 hours of continuous shooting, only made possible by using the DIY dew shield which prevented the camera lens from freezing over. I imported the 2000+ images into StarStax software to provide the final stacked composite. The stars are spinning around the celestial north star (polaris) top right and on the left the stars start to reverse direction. This is the celestial equator. 91% waning moon too!
Nov 28 2012. Full moon & Jupiter composite. Moon f6.3, 1/1000s ISO 200 & Jupiter f5.6, 1/80s ISO 1000 A very nice sight :-) Captured with #Olympus E5 & 90-250mm and although I could see the 4 moons of Jupiter through camera I could not capture, very difficult so close to moon with so much ambient reflected light.
Lunar montage 2012. I started this shoot with phases of the moon in April 2012. It has taken 6 months awaiting the right weather conditions to achieve. It culminates with the August end blue moon, so called because it was the second full moon in one calendar month - a rare event and hence the name. Blue moons occur every 2-3 yrs. All lunar phases were captured with the Olympus E5 & 90-250mm lens with the addition of a x2 TC. This yields a max focal length of 500mm (35mm equivalent of 1000mm due to the four thirds sensor x2).
August 20th 2012. 2117 hrs flyby. Stunning super bright ISS pass. Captured flying out of the setting sun and across the twilight skies. Trickier exposure due to ambient light so reduced exposure down to 5s and ISO 400. Captured with Oly E5, 8mm fish. Numerous 15s exposures, F3.5 and composite stacked with StarStax software.
August 15th 2012. 2223 hrs flyby. Lucky clear sky window following a torrid days weather. Post frontal clear skies rule :-) This reservoir was almost empty in the Spring, now its bursting. It makes for a great foreground subject. This image shows the point at which the ISS enters Earths shadow (far left) as the trail fades. Captured with Oly E5, 8mm fish. Numerous 15s exposures, F3.5 and composite stacked with StarStax software.
August 14th 2012. 2139 hrs flyby. Disappointed with the cloud cover tonight. I spent a good while sourcing my exact location at this newly constructed wind farm at Swinford, Leics & even had the 24/7 site security on the case. Fortunately he was a real nice chap & he let me continue (private land). Framed around this iconic wind turbine. Captured with Oly E5, 8mm fish. Numerous 15s exposures, F3.5 and composite stacked with StarStax software.
August 11th 2012. Clear skies continue....just. 2242 hrs flyby. This super bright direct overhead pass shone right through the thin cloud layer, which actually makes for a great composition. No two ISS shots are the same. Simply an amazing subject to photograph. Composed in a nice corn field & nearly a nice symmetrical fish/flyby.....must work on that ;-) Captured with Oly E5, 8mm fish. Numerous 15s exposures, F3.5 and composite stacked with StarStax software.
19 Feb 2013. 1855hrs ISS flyby over Misterton church, Leics, UK. The West to East flyby was directly overhead and again quite challenging to capture. Another one of my local sites was chosen and I composed around the church and anticipated flyby over the moon. Composition only made possible due to fantastic wide angle capability of the Olympus 8mm fisheye. 13 No 15s exposures, F3.5, ISO 640 and put together with Starstax software.
19 Feb 2013. 1855hrs ISS flyby over Misterton church, Leics, UK. The West to East flyby was directly overhead and again quite challenging to capture. Another one of my local sites was chosen and I composed around the church and anticipated flyby over the moon. Composition only made possible due to fantastic wide angle capability of the Olympus 8mm fisheye. 13 No 15s exposures, F3.5, ISO 640 and put together with Starstax software.
19 Feb 2013. 1855hrs ISS flyby over Misterton church, Leics, UK. The West to East flyby was directly overhead and again quite challenging to capture. Another one of my local sites was chosen and I composed around the church and anticipated flyby over the moon. Composition only made possible due to fantastic wide angle capability of the Olympus 8mm fisheye. 13 No 15s exposures, F3.5, ISO 640 and put together with Starstax software.
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