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Meteor, Lightning and the Milky Way
While editing timelapse I shot July 2012, I noticed a meteor in a frame. I caught it on 2 Canon 5D Mark III cameras. Last July, I posted a photo of the lightning and Milky Way, but missed the meteor. Phil Plait wrote about that photo last July.
I also caught it on a second camera, with a 25mm Zeiss F2.0 lens.
Print or Gallery Wrap, is available of the second photo here.
I borrowed both of the lenses from Borrowlenses.com, who is also a sponsor for my next timelapse video, that will be coming out this winter.
2012 – Favorite Photos
Some of my favorites from shooting timelapse in 2012. These were all frames from a timelapse. The timelapse will be out this winter.
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Meteor Persistent Train – 2012
Update: Phil Plait also wrote this article about it.
What are the odds that you can catch a meteor with a persistent train, in the same spot, one year later? On October 6th, 2012, I setup timelapse, in the location that I caught this one.
2011 Meteor with persistent train – click to enlarge
I had not shot any timelapse at that spot, since October 2011. At 10:07 PM the camera caught a meteor, the following 40 frames show the persistent train drifting off to the east, then it disappears. It lasted over 20 minutes in real time. I don’t think it would have been visible to the naked eye, but with 30 second exposures, it is. Taken in central South Dakota with a Canon 5D Mark III, Nikon 14-24 with novoflex adapter, F2.8, 30 seconds, ISO 3200
Phil Plait wrote about meteor persistent trains, with my photos from last year, here.
The Meteor – click photo to enlarge
2 minutes 10 seconds later – close up of persistent train – click to enlarge
Meteor from 2nd Camera, a few hundred yards away – 5D Mark II with Canon 16-24
Shooting timelapse in cold weather, Storm Jacket camera cover, Rokinon 14mm lens
The other night, I shot a timelapse of the Moon, Venus and Jupiter conjunction west of Madison, WI. It was about 20 degrees, so not real cold, but cold enough to need some cold weather gear on the camera. The above video shows the short timelapse, and also a behind the scenes timelapse. It is a crescent moon, but I was shooting 20 second exposures, so it looks full. A Storm Jacket by Vortex Media is on the 5D Mark II, on the Dynamic Perception Stage Zero Dolly.
Hand Warmers for dew/frost
I get a lot of questions like, “How do I keep Dew or Frost from building up on the lens?”, in cold, or just damp nights from humidity. Every night I shoot, whether I think I need it or not, I use disposable hand warmers on the lens. I place it on the bottom of the lens and hold it on with a rubber band. You could also use anything else that would work to hold it on, like a velcro strap, tape, etc. The temperature of the lens only needs to be a little warmer than the outside temp to keep it dew and frost free. I used them when I shot Sub Zero, in -25 F wind chill. This works most of the time. But if the humidity is extremely high, it may not keep up on a real wide angle lens with a large front element, like the Nikon 14-24. But I’m not sure if a battery operated one would work any better. They sell battery operated lens warmers, but I don’t want to deal with any more wires and batteries than I already have. You can also buy a lot of hand warmers cheaper than buying one battery operated lens warmer.
Storm Jacket by Vortex Media
My timelapse setups usually run for 3-4 hours, and most of the time I’m not immediately near it. It’s best to set it up and leave it alone. That way stray light from a flashlight, doesn’t ruin the shot. I have been looking for a replacement for the cheap rain covers that I have used in the past. I found one that I think will work better than others I have looked at. It is the Storm Jacket by Vortex Media. The Storm Jacket is compact when folded up and has a bungee closure at each end. See more info about it on their site.
The Storm Jacket Pro Model, which I have, also has a large velcro opening on the bottom. That way you can use it with a tripod, or on a dolly. I’ve used it on the Dynamic Perception Stage Zero dolly and it worked great. The Storm Jacket is well made and will keep dew, rain, snow and dust off of the camera. It also hides the red led on the camera, but with the 20 second exposures in the timelapse, it shows up more than it actually did to the eye. See photos below.
Rokinon 14mm lens
I also recently bought a Rokinon 14mm lens, it seems like a good lens for the price, and I like what I shot with it that night. There is a still from it on my T2i, below. I have yet to try it on my 5D Mark II, but I’ve heard it works great on it.
Temporal Distortion Extended Cut
See the Temporal Distortion short with Bear McCreary’s music here.
This extended cut excerpts video, features Simon Wilkinson’s music. Buy and download the 23 minute extended cut below.
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What you see is real, but you can’t see it this way with the naked eye. It is the result of 20-30 second exposures edited together over many hours to produce the timelapse. This allows you to see the Milky Way, Aurora and other phenomena, in ways you wouldn’t normally see them.
In the opening “Dakotalapse” title shot, you see bands of red and green moving across the sky. After asking several astronomers, they are possible noctilucent clouds, airglow or faint Aurora. You can also see the red and green bands in other shots. This video has Milky Way, Aurora, Meteor and Moon lit night timelapse. This was shot entirely at night. If it looks like daytime, it is actually the moon lighting up the landscape.
This was shot with Canon DSLR’s as stills, and consists of over 33,000 stills shot in RAW format, at the highest resolution possible, on each camera.
Music on the Video
Featuring two original scores by Simon Wilkinson http://www.thebluemask.com and also some from his Royalty Free Collections. This does not have Bear McCreary’s music on it, his music is on this video.
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The Temporal Distortion feature is 23 minutes of night timelapse featuring the following segments
Milky Way Segment 8+ minutes
Aurora Segment – 2+ minutes
Desert (Colorado/Utah) – 2+ minutes
Moon Light – 6 minutes
Deer Lapse – 1.5 minutes
Fall Skies – 2+ minutes
Behind the Scenes (timelapse of timelapses)- 1 minute
You will see the same scenes as the online Temporal Distortion video. But this was a completely different edit, with the shots seen at full length, and you will see a bunch of new ones.
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The Aurora were shot in central South Dakota in September 2011 and near Madison, Wisconsin on October 25, 2011.
Most of the video was shot near the White River in central South Dakota in September and October 2011, but there are other shots from Arches National Park in Utah, and Canyon of the Ancients area of Colorado during June 2011.
Canon 5D Mark II and Canon 60D
Canon 16-35, Tokina 11-16
Shot in RAW format. Manual mode, Exposure was 30 seconds on most Milky Way shots, 15-30 seconds on Aurora. ISO 1600 – 6400 F2.8.
Thanks to Dynamic Perception for their support, and for making the Stage Zero Dolly, which I used on most of the shots.
I used a Kessler Crane pocket dolly and KC Lite Crane on a few shots as well.
Photography and Editing – Randy Halverson
Music – Simon Wilkinson
Additional Photography – River Halverson
Production Assistants – River Halverson and Kelly McIlhone
Opening title by Gus Winkelman // Winkelmedia LLC // Contact Guswinkelman@gmail.com for creative solutions
Available in 4K Ultra HD for licensing.
Contact for licensing footage, or anything else.
Randy Halverson
dakotalapse@gmail.com
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Still frames of some additional shots on the extended cut.
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Temporal Distortion
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Featuring an original score by Bear McCreary (Battlestar Galactica, The Walking Dead, Eureka, etc) Bear wrote about composing Temporal Distortion here. Thanks to Bear for taking the time to do this!
Download an MP3 of Bear McCreary’s Temporal Distortion on Amazon or on Itunes
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There is a 23 minute long extended cut, available for digital download here.
The extended cut is 23+ minutes of Milky Way, Aurora and other night timelapse, it has two original scores by Simon Wilkinson, as well as some from his Royalty Free collection.
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What you see is real, but you can’t see it this way with the naked eye. It is the result of 20-30 second exposures edited together over many hours to produce the timelapse like taking . This allows you to see the Milky Way, Aurora and other Phenonmena in a way you wouldn’t normally see them.
In the opening “Dakotalapse” title shot, you see bands of red and green moving across the sky. After asking several Astronomers, they are possible noctilucent clouds, airglow or faint Aurora. I never got a definite answer to what it is. You can also see the red and green bands in other shots.
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At :53 and 2:17 seconds into the video you see a Meteor with a Persistent Train. Which is ionizing gases, which lasted over a half hour in the cameras frame. Phil Plait wrote an article about the phenomena here.
There is a second Meteor with a much shorter persistent train at 2:51 in the video. This one wasn’t backlit by the moon like the first, and moves out of the frame quickly.
Watch for two Deer at 1:27 (look for a quick flash in lower left)
Most of the video was shot near the White River in central South Dakota in September and October 2011, but there are other shots from Arches National Park in Utah, and Canyon of the Ancients area of Colorado during June 2011. The Aurora were shot in central South Dakota in September 2011 and near Madison, Wisconsin on October 25, 2011.
Canon 5D Mark II and Canon 60D
Canon 16-35, Tokina 11-16
Shot in RAW format. Manual mode, Exposure was 30 seconds on most Milky Way shots, 15-30 seconds on Aurora. ISO 1600 – 6400 F2.8.
Thanks to Dynamic Perception for their support, and for making the Stage Zero Dolly, which I used on most of the shots.
Production Assistants – River Halverson and Kelly McIlhone
Opening title by Gus Winkelman // Winkelmedia LLC // Contact Guswinkelman@gmail for creative solutions
Contact for licensing footage, or anything else.
Randy Halverson
dakotalapse@gmail.com
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Behind the scenes of Temporal Distortion from Randy Halverson on Vimeo.
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Aurora at Storm Level
On 10-24-2011 the forecast was for storm level Aurora displays. My son and I went out that night west of Madison, WI to shoot some timelapse and take stills of them.
At one point they were so bright, they lit up the ground, it will be hard to edit the timelapse because they were almost over exposed at that point.
Some stills are now available for prints on my Zenfolio page.
Also seen on the Huffington Post, CNN, ABC and CBS network news channels.
The clip above is from the extended cut of Temporal Distortion
Music is Reflections by Simon Wilkinson at http://www.thebluemask.com
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Photos by Randy Halverson and River Halverson
Shot with a Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 60D and Canon T2i with 20 second exposures
Timelapse was shot on a Dynamic Perception Stage Zero Dolly and will be seen in my next timelapse, coming out this winter.
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ISS and Milky Way with 3 cameras
On 10-16-2011 I caught the International Space Station, rising next to the Milky Way, on 3 cameras that were shooting timelapse. The moon rose shortly after it passed. The timelapse above is slowed down when the ISS passes.
Phil Plait also has an interesting article on it here.
This timelapse, and the others, are on the extended cut of Temporal Distortion.
The first camera was setup on a small lake with calm winds.
One mile south of there, I had 2 more cameras in the valley of the White River. They were both on Dynamic Perception dollies, doing low to the ground shots.
The 3rd Camera was about 100 yards south east from the second.
Meteor Persistent Train
Bad Astronomer on the Meteor and persistent train
While shooting a Moon set with the Milky Way timelapse near the White River in South Dakota. I caught a meteor with a persistent train. It lasted for 68 frames of the timelapse then moved out of frame to the left. In real time it was over a half an hour. It takes a real bright meteor to show up this well in a frame. The timelapse looks real cool, that will be on my next video. Click the images to view full size. The first image was taken at 9:05 pm on October 1.
See a slowed down timelapse of this on Temporal Distortion
You can see the start of it on the left of the flash.
The Persistent train lasted over a half an hour, then moved to the left out of the frame. It is the orange cloud where the meteor was.
