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Stars Over
Dunkirk

3am, November 18, 2001
Calvert County, Maryland
Didn't catch any meteors,
but can you see a plane clipping Orion's leg?
the planet Jupiter
caught through the eyepiece
the constellation Auriga,
image heavily processed to show
star variety
(the most extreme colors may be
digital processing distortion)
the constellation Orion,
with great variety of star types & colors
(the most extreme colors may be
digital processing distortion)
Photos made on Provia 400F
35mm slides pushed to 800.
50mm/f2 & 24mm/f3.5 lenses.
Exposures averaging one minute.
Auriga & Orion piggybacked
on C8, others on tripod.
the constellation Ursa Major,
the Big Dipper standing on end


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