Milky Way Time Lapse over Morden Manitoba: Composite with Star Trails

Composite of previous night time lapse experiments using Samyang 8mm fisheye lens on Canon T1i DSLR controlled by a SmaTrig2, with the added video effect of accumulating star trails, created using 'compose lighten' effect with 'ImageMagick' command-line application and my own script.

Video clips assembled using FFmpeg on Linux Mint 9 OS. Movie created using Kdenlive. Background music by Celestial Aeon Project (creative commons = free).

My 6th upload to YouTube.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• time lapse
• night sky
• milky way
• canon
• t1i
• 500d
• smatrig2
• linux mint
• ffmpeg
• imagemagick
• samyang
• 8mm
• fisheye
• star trails

[marytalaleoncita]

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL ! I LOVE IT.. you did a great job!! Gonna try to do something like this very soon, can't wait to see what I will get..

Really love it.. well well done :) !!

[darethehair1]

@marytalaleoncita Thanks! This was a 'one time only' special effects experiment that worked out OK, but I prefer the more natural look of my other videos. Let me know if/when you try this on your own so I can check it out :)

[CJCA915]

I think the perpendicular streaks are probably airplanes...

[darethehair1]

@CJCA915 Yep, either that or satellites...

[CJCA915]

Very cool, though such a shame that it was ruined by that biblical stuff... which I think insults the beauty of nature.

[darethehair1]

@CJCA915 Glad you enjoyed it!  Sorry that I disagree with your conclusion, though -- pointing to the Artist doesn't take anything away from the artistry :)

[darethehair1]

@CJCA915 Hey, let's keep this feedback on the video, and off the ongoing battle between faith and non-faith. Science is our friend :) Have a great day!

[darethehair1]

@TheDkminer Not sure what you mean by this. Yes, it is true that stars do not leave 'trails' like this in the sky, and that image processing was needed for this effect -- but those are real stars and real rotation and real timelapses :)

[lejoh7]

El Universo es magnifico, que cielo, que estrellas, woooooo!!!!

[LivingForHisGlory]

I never tire of gazing at the beauty of God's creation...especially the beauty of a sunset/sunrise over the ocean & the beauty of a clear star-lit sky.

"For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse." Romans 1:20

"This is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins." 1 John 4:10

[darethehair1]

@WulfBand Funny stuff :)

[WulfBand]

Oh No, the Earth is in a Wormhole :( Were all doomed because were gonna end up in Disney Studios :(