Time-lapse Video of Milky Way

This video was made by stringing together 200 individual photographs taken 35 seconds apart. Each exposure is 30 seconds, shot with a Canon 1DsMarkIII, 16mm f2.8 lens, at ISO 3200.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• time-lapse
• stars
• night
• photography
• galaxy
• milky way
• video

[TheLostxxxsoul]

what do you mean bu each exposure is 30 seconds long

[argv01]

@TheLostxxxsoul the shutter on the camera remains open for 30 seconds in order to capture a lot of light. That's called "an exposure" -- each frame of the film is exposed for 30 seconds.

[tobbler0ne]

When I'm using 30 seconds long exposure I get star trails on my photos. I heard that 20 sec is the longest recommended. Are you editing the photos after or is it just not visible when making a time-lapse?

[argv01]

@tobbler0ne it has everything to do with focal length: the longer the lens, the less time it takes for the appearance (perception) of blur as celestial objects move across the sky. If you use a 200mm lens on the moon, it'll begin to blur after 3-5 seconds. If you use a very wide angle lens (as I do in my time-lapse), you can often go up to about a minute before any "appearance" of motion blur.

[YouFirstEye]

Very nice argv01. I have a tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 as well and I will try some timelapse. A few questions for you. Which direction of the sky should I be pointing to ensure that I don't miss the Milky Way in October? I plan to use two LP-E8 batteries for my T2i for shooting the timelaspse at your settings. How many hours of coverage will I get? Will the batteries or camera sensor get overheating? I will be using an external interval timer for this.

[argv01]

@YouFirstEye I have no information on specific camera equipment, so I can't begin to guess about your setup. As for sky direction, I never know myself what I will see. I wait till I'm outside and I look up. It's not something that needs to be planned.

[JohnnysaidWhat]

I used to make videos of epic natural phenomena like you once, then I took an arrow in the knee.

[editnelson]

time elapse is 200 night photography picture?

[candon1972]

@TheLostxxxsoul - you are too young to know. You only know about digital stuff! Did u hear the word shutter speed?

[heliosvoltaic]

Very nice!

[eilselyiu8]

at 0:17, i saw some thing fly very fast, not sure weather if its a shooting star cuz its burning red

[usetobefast]

Way Cool!

[TheAnaRayAna]

Look. No dislikes!

[phraedusthamusicdigr]

this is what you see in Oregon...

[borg386]

Coolist video ever!

[stardustmel81]

@argv01 Wow! I did not know that! Thanks for the inspiration and tips :)