Big Dipper and Arcturus with long exposure Tracked 5 minute exposure in first quarter moonlight Blue tint to sky and gradation across frame is from natural moonlight and is not a Photoshop effect 50mm lens at f/2.8 from home in Alberta, June 1997 Fujichrome Provia 400 slide film Mild Glow layer added in Photoshop for accentuating bright
Spring sky panorama of Dipper to Arcturus with Coma Berenices star cluster nicely placed below. Pentax 67 camera with 55mm lens at f/5.6 and Fujichrome 400F slide film and about 15 minutes exposure in moonlight. Tracked but not guided. Taken from home May 2003. Glow layer added to add fuzz around bright stars (median filter to eliminate faint stars then Guassian blue to fuzz remaining bright stars, and layer added with Lighten command.
Big Dipper and Arcturus, April 2004. Taken with 55mm lens at f/5 on Pentax 6x7 camera with Fujichrome 400F slide film, 120-format, and 25 minute exposure. Glow layer added to fuzz bright stars.
