Star trails are easy to capture. Just point the camera at the sky, usually towards the pole. Try to include a forground object to make the composition interesting. Then open the shutter for at least five minutes for a normal lens and let the motion of the Earth do the work for you.

New! Polar star trails all night long! 4/9/2005	New! Cassiopiea Ascendant! 4/9/2005	New! The Twins Setting with Saturn 4/9/2005	New! Ghost at the Machine with star trails 4/9/2005	New! Ghost at the Machine with star trails and plane 4/9/2005
New! Polar star trails 11/14/2004	New! Polar fish-eye star trails 11/14/2004	New! Milky Way Star Trails 6/20/2004	New! SW Star Trails 6/20/2004	New! SE Star Trails with Telescope 6/19/2004
New! Star Trails over Ellenville 5/17/2004	New! Star Trails over Cragsmoor 5/17/2004	New! Star Trails with Telescope and Observer 5/17/2004	New! Monuments under the stars 4/17/2004	New! Taurus star trails 10/24/2003
New! Polar star trails 10/24/2003	Monuments under the stars 5/4/2003	Little Dipper star trails 5/4/2003	Polar star trails 5/3/2003	Polar trails 9/1999
Polar trails 8/9-10/1999	Lyra 8/9-10/1999	Star trails 8/9-10/1999	Cassiopeia 8/9-10/1999	Big Dipper 8/9-10/1999
Little Dipper 8/9-10/1999

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