Critique Celestial Equator?

BennyBoo · 16 Dec 2014

Is the image below made with the effect of the Celestial equator..?

Startrails 15-12-14 by BennyBoo43, on Flickr

It was a stack of 120 30 second exposures at 17mm and F2.8..

This was a few days before, same spot but the moon was on full show..

Startrails by BennyBoo43, on Flickr

Any CC welcome

BennyBoo · 16 Dec 2014

Anyone..?

sk66 · 16 Dec 2014

BennyBoo said:
Is the image below made with the effect of the Celestial equator..?

I know little about astro photography, but it sure seems like it must be the equator (straight lines middle and opposite curves top/bottom). I guess it's the 120 image stack that puts me off

. Nice pic...and a bit unusual.

BennyBoo · 16 Dec 2014

sk66 said:
I know little about astro photography, but it sure seems like it must be the equator (straight lines middle and opposite curves top/bottom). I guess it's the 120 image stack that puts me off . Nice pic...and a bit unusual.

Thanks for that, I did the second pic and liked it, but this night moon was in bed so I just thought i'd go out and do the same, but twice as many..

My fault for not looking where I was pointing..

It's just i've never seen it before, thought it was quite odd.. But after abit of a google, it's quite normal.. haha!