Capturing the Night Sky
Astrophotography by Andy Weeks

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Picture Data

  • Lens: 50mm Olympus OM-1
  • F/ratio: f/2
  • Exposure: 1 second
  • Film: Kodak 200 color film
  • Filter: none
  • Date: June 24, 2001
  • Location: Paradise Island, Bahamas
  • Temp: 85o F
  • Dew: NA
  • Transparency: NA
  • Seeing: Stormy
  • Notes: 7th floor of our Hotel looking towards the Royal towers of the Atlantis Resort
Lightning in the Bahamas:

Notice the apparent loops. I had never seen that before. It really must be a 2D illusion. The lightning started out much farther away and then headed towards the island. The loop is really a small spiral still headed down to earth. Thanks to my friend Terry who was a weather specialist in the Air Force for pointing this out.