I got an awesome script running for CHDK tonight .. my first timelapse. CHDK is allowing me to make basically 8 megapixel movies of the stars moving around, using photographic settings :)
I has a happy! Here's why: http://www.vimeo.com/8367629
The video is shot here in Te Awamutu facing roughly south-wards .. you can see the Southern Cross (Crux Australis) rising across the top left hand corner - real Kiwi Icon :) I'm obviously needing things like better ISO settings and exposure control, but for a first time, I'm pretty happy with this. My goal in this is to get a really good looking timelapse ... including the milky way if possible ...
As we draw near the end of the International Year of Astronomy, and the first 2 months of my astro-blog I'm thinking that this photography thing is way more complicated than I originally thought of. Also, am looking forward to the next 5 years or so - New Horizons gets to Pluto in July 2015 - now that's going to be cool! NASA has the Kepler project well underway .. looking for Earth-like planets around other stars and there's lot and lots of beautiful things to look at.
As for the blog, I have tried to keep it focussed on the sky, and my attempts to photograph it. Hope you've enjoyed it so far.
Hope your holidays go well and you have a good time now and in the new year!!
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