Part 3 Sceneries under Moon light
Summer's Big Triangle & A Shooting Star


Date & Time: Oct 10 1997, 20:21 JST(+0900), 24min. Exp.
Optical: SIGMA MF f=24mm F2.8, Aperture: F4.8
Camera: MINOLTA SRT-101
Film: Fujichrome ASTIA 100
Location: Kobuchizawa town, Yamanashi pref.


The great triangle in summer is sinking toward western skies under moon light of the first quarter. The sky is totally occupied with autumnal constellations; a thin Milky Way is flowing.
A bright shooting star appeared during exposure just below the Vega in Lyra. The shooting star had an apparent brightness of about -1st magnitude or so.



Northern sky over the field under Moon light
Rising constellations in winter over Saku city

Copyright(c) 1997 by Naoyuki Kurita, All rights reserved.
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