I did some test shots with my new setup. I can hardly wait to get to a very dark spot for some prettier back drop. In the past, I used a Nikon D7000 with a f/2.8 lens at iso 400/800. This shot was with a D750 and a 24mm f/1.8 at iso 100! 140 30 second exposures merged with GIMP.
Excellent first effort! This is the forum to improve your star-trail captures.
mrova
Loc: Chesterfield, VA
I see you're located in Virginia. The James River State Park was just recently designated as an International Dark Sky Park. Virginia also has another state park with that same designation, I think it's the Staunton River State Park. If you're reasonably close to either of those, that might give you some dark sky options. Nice shot by the way!
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