Geminids 2014 Timelapse 4K Resolution

[astrorabbit]

Well I had work the next day so couldn't go and play somewhere dark. Instead I made do with my local London light pollution... Still a spectacle!
 
Enjoy

Still unsure on how to embed a youtube player... if anyone could shed some light?

[astrorabbit]

I see it's automatic... Brilliant!

[nightfisher]

Nice, i like it, how did you get the captures

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Very nice!

[toftm]

I love a good time lapse! GoPro 4???

[astrorabbit]

Cheers chaps,

I used a Nikon D90, D5300 both on loan from friends and my D7100.

The moving shots are on a Skywatcher alt az mount.

All 10 second exposures at iso 1600, roughly 4000 frames played back at 30fps.

[toftm]

Nice, the wide angle had me fooled there! Good stuff

[toftm]

Nice, the wide angle had me fooled there! Good stuff

[astrorabbit]

Nice, the wide angle had me fooled there! Good stuff

That was a the Samyang 8mm lens, cracking optic. Looking to get more of their primes as they really are very sharp.

Hope you guys watched it in at least HD quality as the stars pop right out at you then!

[toftm]

Love my 10-20mm Sigma but that looks to be on a whole different level, crisp as you like!

[astrorabbit]

Love my 10-20mm Sigma but that looks to be on a whole different level, crisp as you like!

Yeah I have the 10-24mm Tamron, I know the Sigma is said to be better. I think with this its simply because it's not a zoom lens, that was at f4 with it's widest being f3.5, so barely stopped down. At f8 it can pretty much focus from 30cm to infinity because of the DoF!

[toftm]

I've just seen how 'cheap' they are, that's value for money!

[astrorabbit]

Don't remind me, I want all of their primes!

The 14mm f2.8 is next on my list.

They are relatively 'cheap' as they are manual focus with no fancy pants stuff.

[tingting44]

that is one groovy timelapse, i love it

[astrorabbit]

that is one groovy timelapse, i love it

Cheers Martin,

I've followed your Flickr, you've got some excellent images

Your timelapse from the Geminids had lovely colours between the deep blue sky and contrasting distant light pollution.

[Ruud]

Bravo!

[astrorabbit]

Bravo!

Thank you!

[Pete Presland]

nice!

[tingting44]

Cheers Martin,

I've followed your Flickr, you've got some excellent images

Your timelapse from the Geminids had lovely colours between the deep blue sky and contrasting distant light pollution.

Thanks mate, ive just followed you also on Flickr you have some lovely shots 

[Mick J]

Enjoyed that, thanks - and the music suited it, good stuff.  

[Vox45]

Showed it to my wife and daughter, full screen in the dark with only the xmas tree lights ... wow .. and the music !

[astrorabbit]

Enjoyed that, thanks - and the music suited it, good stuff.  

Cheers Mick!

[astrorabbit]

Showed it to my wife and daughter, full screen in the dark with only the xmas tree lights ... wow .. and the music !

The music really makes it, the guy who wrote the music is mentioned in the description with links to his sites. He has loads of stuff up for free download or you can pay

Thank you for your kind inspirational words!

[symesie04]

Yes very nice time lapse. Amazing you can see any stars with all that LP.

[astrorabbit]

Yes very nice time lapse. Amazing you can see any stars with all that LP.

Don't rub it in

Its shocking in comparison to being out in the country but my London garden with a big scope has let me see other galaxies tens of millions of light years away! Not to mention resolving globulars to the core, seeing super nova remnants, planetary nebulas as well as the planets

Living somewhere as bad as London does make seeing the milky way or something like Andromeda naked eye a very special experience