Night Sky At Mud Springs Point
These are images taken on Mud Springs Point in southern Utah. Mud Springs peaks at around 10,500 ft.
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| Looking North on Mud Springs
One 10 min. exposure, ISO 400, f/8, Canon Rebel XTi, Sigma 15-30mm @ 15mm Light pollution from Salt Lake and Provo can be seen as the yellow glow on the horizon. Click "here" for a hi-res image. |
Star trails on Mud Springs Point
One 2 hr. exposure, ISO 200, f/5.6, Canon Rebel XTi, Sigma 15-30mm @ 15mm Click "here" for a hi-res image. |
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| Mud Springs Milkyway
One 30 sec exposure, ISO 1600, f/3.5, Canon Rebel XTi, Sigma 15-30mm @ 15mm Click "here" for a hi-res image. |
Mud Springs Milkyway #2
One 3 min. exposure, ISO 1600, f/3.5, Canon Rebel XTi, Sigma 15-30mm @ 15mm In this image, light pollution from St. George, Utah and Las Vegas, Nevada are clearly evident as the yellow glow in the horizon. Click "here" for a hi-res image. |
Mud Spring point is to the North-east of Bryce Canyon, Utah. It is another potential site for the University of Utah's new observatory. The lights from nearby Ruby's Inn can be seen in the Mud Springs Milkyway photos which is just a mile from Bryce Canyon's gates. These Images were takein on Aug. 9th and 10th.