Derby and District Astronomical Society
Chris Newsome's USA Trip - August 2012
In August 2012 DDAS member Chris Newsome travelled in the south west United States. Here are a selection of astronomical pictures from his trip.
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The centre of the Milky Way taken from Cathedral Gorge, Utah. Nine frames stacked - 30 second exposures taken with a Canon 40D and a 10-22mm lens. |
Moonrise over Kingman, Arizona. 205mm lens on a Canon 40D. |
This star trail photo was taken at Page, Lake Powell and is a combination of about 45 minutes worth of images. |
Another photo of the Milky Way from Cathedral Gorge, Utah, this one of the Cygnus region. Taken with a Canon 40D and a 10-22mm lens. |
Meteor Crater, Arizona. |
Clouds over Meteor Crater, Arizona. |
A view of the dim aurora borealis taken from the plane as we flew back south of Iceland and crossing over to the daylight terminator of the earth. |
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