M31 through the trees (with Starlink satellite train)

[Knight of Clear Skies]

Here's a 1h25m timelapse showing M31 setting behind the trees, with a guest appearance from a Starlink satellite train. Taken on the 1st March 2021 from 7:55PM to 9:05PM. Moonrise was 8:40PM, as it rises its light washes out the detail in the galaxy.

Taken with the Samyang 135mm f2 and Canon 6d, using just 10 second exposures. I processed the first frame in PS (mostly using Noel's actions) then used batch processing to apply the same workflow to all 360 frames.

Hope you like it, more details here if anyone is interested.

[theropod]

The folks that approved of these low orbit sats should be forced to watch that video for 12 hours straight.

[Tiny Clanger]

3 minutes ago, theropod said:

The folks that approved of these low orbit sats should be forced to watch that video for 12 hours straight.

I'm thinking of that scene in 'A Clockwork Orange' ....

Edited March 6, 2021 by Tiny Clanger
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[Waddensky]

I like it! Not the sats, the timelapse. The trees give a great idea of size and perspective, well done.

[vineyard]

That is lovely - really nicely done 👏🏾 you should definitely put that into the satellite imaging challenge.

[davew]

1 hour ago, vineyard said:

That is lovely - really nicely done 👏🏾 you should definitely put that into the satellite imaging challenge.

+1

https://stargazerslounge.com/topic/371337-sgl-2021-challenge-1-satellites/

Dave

[geeklee]

Great timelapse @Knight of Clear Skies While frustrating for the satellites, the framing and setting of M31 looks awesome.  What a difference the moon rising made and I guess because you'd applied the same processing it really showed the washed out difference.

[Knight of Clear Skies]

Thanks everyone, glad you liked it. Took me a long time to put the video together, largely due to my unfamiliarity with the editing software.

16 hours ago, vineyard said:

That is lovely - really nicely done 👏🏾 you should definitely put that into the satellite imaging challenge.

Will do thanks. I was surprised by the number of satellites on show, even before Starlink showed up. Does anyone have any tips for identifying them please? At 0:26 there is a slow one moving from right to left, it passes straight through M110.

Edited March 7, 2021 by Knight of Clear Skies

[lukebl]

Great capture. And thank you so much for not putting a music soundtrack on it, as seems to be the trend!

[happy-kat]

There's a great video builder as part of the great allskeye camera software.

[AstroNebulee]

3 hours ago, Knight of Clear Skies said:

Does anyone have any tips for identifying them please? At 0:26 there is a slow one moving from right to left, it passes straight through M110.

I use stellarium and bump up the satellite slider in the settings and put the time to when the satellite passes the preferred object 

[Knight of Clear Skies]

8 hours ago, lukebl said:

Great capture. And thank you so much for not putting a music soundtrack on it, as seems to be the trend!

You don't think that 'Yakety Sax' would give it a little extra gravitas?

Edited March 7, 2021 by Knight of Clear Skies

[Thalestris24]

"It's in the trees! It's coming! The demon - it's coming!"

Louise

 

Edited March 9, 2021 by Thalestris24

[Thalestris24]

ps Very impressive for 10sec exposures!

[Knight of Clear Skies]

7 hours ago, Thalestris24 said:

"It's in the trees! It's coming! The demon - it's coming!"

Louise

 

It certainly is, although it will take a while to arrive.

Kate Bush reference?

[Thalestris24]

3 hours ago, Knight of Clear Skies said:

It certainly is, although it will take a while to arrive.

Kate Bush reference?

Yeah - Night of the Demon movie and Kate Bush 'Hounds of Love' Great movie and great song cleverly mashed together here 

Louise

 

[Magnum]

I Kessler syndrome will take effect before they decide to regulate them. It just ridiculous having no regulation at all.