Star trails, Kilauea

Star trails over the Kilauea Lava flow, Hawaii Volcano NP. There are

interruptions in the trails because I had to cover the lens when

morons shone their flashlights directly toward the camera.

This doesn't seem to be much more than about 10 minutes of star trails, which doesn't do much. Star trails, in my opinion, are best done in hours, not minutes.

Thanks for your comment.

 

Going more than 10 minutes would require a completely dark (rather than twilight) sky, which would result in blown-out lava glow. The lava flowing into the ocean is the primary subject, and so that would be unacceptable.

 

It is worth noting that many, many more stars are visible in the actual transparency.

i like it. it's like "raining" with stars :)