Night Streetlights of Eternity (star trails with epic looking tufa, Trona Pinnacles)

Ken Lee · **3 Likes**

Streetlights of Eternity
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Star trails seemingly emanating from one of the tufas at Trona Pinnacles, CA on a very hot August evening. The pinnacles are tufas left from an ancient lake bed.
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(Plate 8064) Pentax K-1/28-105mm f/3.5-5.6 lens. 48 minutes total "stacked". 24 August 2022.

**MikeNArk** · 09-07-2022, 11:54 AM

Alignment is everything in preparation for this capture. I will admit that I had to look up tufas to determine how this was formation occurred. I assume that this is a north star alignment. Great work in creating this image. I love those spiral star trails.

Ken Lee · 09-07-2022, 05:09 PM

Originally posted by MikeNArk

Alignment is everything in preparation for this capture. I will admit that I had to look up tufas to determine how this was formation occurred. I assume that this is a north star alignment. Great work in creating this image. I love those spiral star trails.

"Tufas" is not a word that typically rolls off people's lips.

Basically, Trona Pinnacles were formed at the bottom of an ancient lake.

Thank you very much! I usually don't do super-prominent star trails, but here, it felt right.

And yes, you are right, this is a North Star alignment. I was a bit uneasy about this one, more than usual, because my eyesight is not as good since I had surgery for a detached retina. I flipped through the photos to see the movement and it looked on, but I didn't know if it were spot on until I opened up the "stack" in Photoshop! Definitely let loose a "whooop!" when I saw it!

**angkymac** · 09-07-2022, 08:44 PM

Very good work on that!
And even better that you are able to make such good images after a detached retina.
Angky.

Ken Lee · 09-08-2022, 09:23 PM

Originally posted by angkymac

Very good work on that!
And even better that you are able to make such good images after a detached retina.
Angky.

Thanks. A little more challenging to line up, but not too bad!

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09-07-2022, 11:54 AM	#2
MikeNArk Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Conway, Arkansas Posts: 15,222	Alignment is everything in preparation for this capture. I will admit that I had to look up tufas to determine how this was formation occurred. I assume that this is a north star alignment. Great work in creating this image. I love those spiral star trails.

09-07-2022, 05:09 PM	#3
Ken Lee Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 648 Original Poster	Originally posted by MikeNArk Alignment is everything in preparation for this capture. I will admit that I had to look up tufas to determine how this was formation occurred. I assume that this is a north star alignment. Great work in creating this image. I love those spiral star trails. "Tufas" is not a word that typically rolls off people's lips. Basically, Trona Pinnacles were formed at the bottom of an ancient lake. Thank you very much! I usually don't do super-prominent star trails, but here, it felt right. And yes, you are right, this is a North Star alignment. I was a bit uneasy about this one, more than usual, because my eyesight is not as good since I had surgery for a detached retina. I flipped through the photos to see the movement and it looked on, but I didn't know if it were spot on until I opened up the "stack" in Photoshop! Definitely let loose a "whooop!" when I saw it!

09-07-2022, 08:44 PM	#4
angkymac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2019 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,981	Very good work on that! And even better that you are able to make such good images after a detached retina. Angky.

09-08-2022, 09:23 PM	#5
Ken Lee Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 648 Original Poster	Originally posted by angkymac Very good work on that! And even better that you are able to make such good images after a detached retina. Angky. Thanks. A little more challenging to line up, but not too bad!