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.
Two Dippers and Polaris, April 2004. Polaris at bottom, right of centre. 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.