Topanga National Park was great. The location was perfect for what we needed. Unfortunately, however, being by the coast meant quite a bit of air moisture, including some light clouds. This wouldn’t have been quite as bad if the moon hadn’t been out at ‘high midnight,’ which reflected off the moisture in the air.
Nevertheless, everyone was set up and ready to go. And all things considered, our photos were great, especially considering the weather.
Now, I say, “the weather.” Most people normally wouldn’t say there was weather. The sky was, after all, clear. But when the moon reflects off the moisture that there is, you get an effect quite similar to car headlights in fog at dawn. So, all things considered, we did pretty well if you take a look at the shots.
Moreover, Scott was great. He brought two telescopes with him, centering one on Mars and the other on the Orion nebula, glowing green from the release of energy of the excited ions of gas. The aura was amazing. We all really enjoyed the work that Scott put in for us (and did I mention he made our barn door trackers for us? Thanks, again, Scott!).
(Photo of the Orion nebula taken from Wikipedia)
A few of us went to the beach afterwards in separate groups to see what we could get there. My group ended up just north of Santa Monica pier. We took some fun shots of the ocean and the sky around us, eventually heading back from a great night around 3.
A shot I took and edited to get some funky effects :-)))
Apparently, wide-angle lenses are the best for capturing UFOs mid-flight.
Santa Monica Pier blown out against the night sky around 1:30AM.
All in all, for a first run, this was a great night!
AND!!!! Scott is apparently planning to hold an event open to the public for anyone that might want to go out and take some great shots at night! We'll get more info on that later!
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