2nd & 3rd JANUARY 2025 -THE NIGHT SKY.

At 23:45hrs, I set the camera and tripod up in the cold night air. I recorded a tempreture of  -2.1° C! With gloves on, I would take a few photos of the stars in the clear and crystal-clear night sky.

I find that placing the camera on a tripod and setting the time expose to 10 or 15 seconds at ISO 100, more or less records what the dark-adapted eye sees and maybe a bit more!

Orion & Jupiter with a few of the bright stars.

More detail on the above photo. ISO 100 at 15secs time exposure and tripod.

Of course, using a software package to enhance the photo would reveal more definition. The winter skies provide some of the best views from the northern hemisphere with Orion, the dominant constellation.

RJC

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