First Attempt at Star Trails

[Sconnie_Shotz]

These are my very first attempt at capturing star trails. I was in Central Wisconsin with a Bortle Class 3 sky, so relatively dark. I was shooting in the direction of Class 2, so that may have helped as well.

This is 117 images captured with my R6 and a Samyang 14mm f/2.8 fully manual lens. Exif: 30 seconds each, f/2.8, ISO 1250 with a 1 second delay between shots. I edited the first photo in Lightroom Classic, synced the remaining photos, then stacked them using StarStax.

First one is using StarStax's Comet Mode. If you're not familiar, it makes the trails appear as comets with tails. I really enjoy this look!

Second photo is with full star trails.

 

[AKVet]

Looks great! Wonderful composition!

 

[Bear]

Looks good. Really good!

 

[Sconnie_Shotz]

Looks great! Wonderful composition!

Thanks so much! I wasn’t sure if the dock would line up directly with Polaris. It was very close!

 

[Sconnie_Shotz]

Looks good. Really good!

Thanks so much!

 

[Hali]

These are my very first attempt at capturing star trails. I was in Central Wisconsin with a Bortle Class 3 sky, so relatively dark. I was shooting in the direction of Class 2, so that may have helped as well.

This is 117 images captured with my R6 and a Samyang 14mm f/2.8 fully manual lens. Exif: 30 seconds each, f/2.8, ISO 1250 with a 1 second delay between shots. I edited the first photo in Lightroom Classic, synced the remaining photos, then stacked them using StarStax.

First one is using StarStax's Comet Mode. If you're not familiar, it makes the trails appear as comets with tails. I really enjoy this look!
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Second photo is with full star trails.
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So fantastic!!

 

[Sconnie_Shotz]

So fantastic!!

Thanks so much!

 

[BasilFawlty]

I only recently started doing star trails. It's time consuming but the results can really be cool! Good job on your first attempt!