Night moves
We didn't have a whole lot of luck tracking the elusive aurora last night, but the full moon made a beautiful night anyway.
This is moonlight on Turnagain Arm
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Beluga Point
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Big Dipper rising
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More stars. The one just rising above the mountain must have been a planet because it moved quite a bit in just the short time we were at this spot.
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A faint aurora
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Big Dipper and aurora
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Do you use to take these? They are so amazing. I cannot take night shots, but for now I'll continue blaming a weenie camera 
. For these shots I was using the Canon 1Ds Mark III with the 24-70 f/2.8 lens (yes, my very generous husband has spoiled me rotten). I set the auto focus to infinity while it was still light and then switched to manual. I used ISO 200, set it on P, under exposed a little, and then just let it do it's thing (tripod, of course). I think most of these ended up being 30-second exposures. Oh, the white balance was set to daylight, which seems counterintuitive, but it works well for these night shots.I highly recommend the Canon 7D. It's fast, not too heavy and takes great videos, if you're into that sort of thing. I usually use the 7D for my wildlife shots and action events, like the Iditarod, because the "burst" is much faster.
The big camera is wonderful for sweeping landscapes because it's full frame, but it weighs a ton. I pretty much keep it attached to my tripod so I don't have to walk all hunched over with it around my neck. 
