Milkyway rise through cloud

[fwm891]

Series of still frames brought together as a timelapse (20s on 20s off)

Shot on the morning of May 5th 2014.

I laid my Skytracker on its back with its PA pointing to the zenith and ran it at half speed to get movement in both foreground and starfields - clouds ruined it so will need to do this again on a clear night

[Sandancer10]

Well done. I think the clouds add to the image as it gives the feeling of time exposure - something different and worthwhile imaging.

[Dave Smith]

I like that Francis.

I would agree about the clouds but maybe fewer of them.

Dave

[Paul M]

Best of both worlds for me.

I like watching time-lapse video of both the stars and clouds. Maybe not at the same time but it's still a nice capture  

[fwm891]

Thanks all - it was fun doing this

[StuartJPP]

The clouds adds to the realism...that is how most of us see the sky anyway...

[Psychobilly]

Really like the contra pan between the stars and the terrestrial by using the half sidereal rate....

I made a switch box for the guide port on my mount but never got round to using it... you could get various effects by adjusting the autoguide speed in the handset...

Peter...

[fwm891]

Thanks Both for the comments

[Redshift48]

Time lapse is one thing I have not tried but plan to in the near future. Francis, I was wondering if you could elaborate a bit more on your methodology and equipment to get foreground movement and crisp stars. I have an iOptron Skyguider and was planning to use my Canon 60Da with a wide angle lens. BTW, I wholeheartedly like the effect of the clouds, the foreground movement, and the lighting. Well done!

Robert

[TractionMan]

Nice time-lapse! One of the reasons why I got my Skytracker is just that, to make time-lapse videos. Havn't had much time to try out properly though.