Mauna Kea Star Trails

by Andreas Koeberl

This is a picture that was taken during approximately 1.5 hours on Mauna Kea, Big Island, Hawaii. In the foreground, you can see the Canada France Hawaii Telescope. On Mauna Kea, nights are amazingly clear and dark.

Equipment: Nikon D7000, Nikon 16-85, Tripod

Andreas Koeberl

I am a electrical engineer and passionate amateur photographer. I love to take pictures of landscapes, nature, seascapes and cities. What I enjoy most are long exposures and night photography, including star trails and pictures during the blue hour.

Website: www.andreaskoeberl.com

Mauna Kea Star Trails by Andreas Koeberl was photo of the day on Sunday, 31st July 2011. It is tagged Stars. You can leave a comment below.

20 Comments

Bill Kenny

31st July 2011 at 1:32 am

What an amazing photo! Talk about looking at something conventional and sharing it in an unconventional way. Very memorable and awe inspiring.

Terri

31st July 2011 at 1:57 am

I don’t feel much envy overall, but I think I may envy your devotion to star trails. Your enjoyment comes through and has been passed on.

Tanisha Avarsekar

31st July 2011 at 6:38 am

This is one of the most beautiful shots I’ve ever seen.

Dean Prime

31st July 2011 at 8:57 am

Very cool, it’s like we are observing the perspective of a giant eye (telescope) staring straight down the barrel of a wormhole. Superb work, well arranged!

Alessandro Zocchi

31st July 2011 at 9:18 am

Fantastic image, very Impressive.

Ian Pelly

31st July 2011 at 12:44 pm

superb, I love the way that it centres itself just over the observatory.

Richard Dart

31st July 2011 at 1:12 pm

What remarkable foresight this shows!!!! You were looking at the sky into the future. Amazingly unique perspective to take.

david heath

31st July 2011 at 2:34 pm

Thank you Andreas and Earth Shots for taking and making available your superb star trails.
I am learning much from others techniques that capture a small slice of time.

Laura

31st July 2011 at 6:54 pm

Congratulations, this is just excellent. Makes me think… “if life is going to exist in a Universe of this size, then the one thing it cannot afford to have is a sense of proportion” I think I’ve got the spins really!

ggriffin

31st July 2011 at 7:01 pm

Great photo! I once did a star trail photo in Joshua Tree, CA for an astronomy class in collage. It had white dots going across the photo vertically…stupid airplane!

David Doll

31st July 2011 at 7:22 pm

Thanks Andreas! Absolutely fantastic, like Vincent Van Gogh’s Stary Night famous painting!
You definately have a gift!
How did you keep the wind from blurring the building at such a long exposure time?
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