2018-01-21

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AlphaPhoenix

24-hr Timelapse: Full Moon at the Winter Solstice

Another looping 24-hr timelapse, and my first timelapse to ever include the WHOLE sky in the frame! I took this lapse in North Carolina (hence the pines) on the night of the full moon just after the winter solstice (the new moon was cloudy). You can see that the sun is REALLY low in the sky in the winter; it barely clears the trees.

I also made this timelapse into a spherical "360" video for VR viewing: /youtube/video/RswhLz9TuPE

EQUIPMENT

Camera: Sony a6000

Lens: Lensbaby Circular Fisheye (185° FOV, set to f/5.8)

Camera Power Supply: Case Relay (with AC-5V adapter)

Anti-dew lens heater: DIY - resistive heater (2.7W)

Camera cover: DIY - plastic bags and blue tape

SETTINGS

External Intervalometer: 1:20 per exposure

Mode: Aperture Priority

Shutter Speeds: (1/4000 to 30)

ISO: Auto (100-800)

Metering: Center*

Exposure Comp: ±0.0

White Balance: AWB

Long exposure noise removal (In camera dark frame): ON

*Center metering caused glitches when moon was directly overhead → painful Matlab repair.

PROCESSING

In-Camera: Captured as RAW

Lightroom 5: Processed separately for both day and night optimization

MATLAB: custom deflickering routines for nighttime shots

DaVinci Resolve 14: Blending, final grading, and looping

Music in this video:

I Dunno by grapes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)

http://ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626

Vespers by Topher Mohr and Alex Elena is licensed under a Creative Commons license