Desert Night Skies

Pyramids and Stars
Pyramids and stars		Pyramids and stars (with labels)
Stargazing in the Sinai Desert		Night Sky at Petra, Jordan
Sagittarius and Scorpius	Northern sky	Stars circling Polaris	Polaris and faint meteor
Overnight with the Bedouins
Stars circling Polaris	Stars and passing aircraft	Sagittarius and Milky Way

Technical details: All pictures taken on Nikon 35mm SLR camera with 24mm wide-angle lens

Pyramids and Stars taken on Fuji slide film ISO 200

Photo 1: A light show at the pyramids of Giza with stars and planets in the background sky

Photo 2: The same photo with labels for the visible stars and planets

Stargazing in the Sinai Desert taken on Fuji slide film ISO 200

Photo 3: Not a meteor - an aircraft gets in the shot

Photo 4: The red light trails are from fellow astronomers walking around with red-light torches

Night Sky at Petra taken on Fuji slide film ISO 200

Photo 5: 5 min exposure at f/2.8. One of my favourite photos.

Photo 6: 2 min exposure at f/2.8

Night with the Bedouins taken on Kodak Ultra print film ISO 400

Photo 7: 1 hour exposure at f/5.6 taken at dusk. The camera moved slightly during the exposure.

Photo 8: 1 hour exposure at f/5.6 taken later that night. The Milky Way is rising over the mountains.

Photo 9: 5 minute exposure at f/2.8. The sky glow is from a nearby town.

Steve Barrett    July 2004 S.D.Barrett@liv.ac.uk