Night Sky Navigation: #1 Introduction, Moon and Stars

Welcome to a new miniseries on Night Sky Navigation. This episode discusses the basics of moon and star navigation for the Northern Hemisphere; but the same principles apply in the Southern Hemisphere as well. Night-lapse photos were taken with a GoPro HERO4 Silver. Camera settings are listed below. SETTINGS, DARK SKY NO MOON: Mode: Night Lapse Shutter: 30 Seconds Interval: Continuous Megapixels: 12 MP /Wide Spot Meter: OFF Protune: ON White Balance: 3000K Color: GoPro Color ISO Limit: 800 Sharpness: Medium SETTINGS, MOON RISE: Mode: Night Lapse Shutter: 10 Seconds Interval: Continuous Megapixels: 12 MP /Wide Spot Meter: OFF Protune: ON White Balance: 3000K Color: GoPro Color ISO Limit: 400 Sharpness: Medium SETTINGS, DARK SKY ILLUMINATED BY FULL MOON: Mode: Night Lapse Shutter: 30 Seconds Interval: Continuous Megapixels: 12 MP /Wide Spot Meter: OFF Protune: ON White Balance: 3000K Color: GoPro Color ISO Limit: 400 Sharpness: Medium Videography by Ken Kramm, Inks Lake State Park, Texas, USA, 6-8 February 2015; GoPro HERO4 Silver, Canon Powershot SX40HS, Canon Vixia HF G10, Final Cut Pro X. "Prelude and Action, Anamalie" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Direct links to the music: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-.... http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-...