I found Polaris!

[kevin99989]

Here are some startrails - my 3rd attempt!! I think i really need to get a wide angle lens (wider than 22mm).

[Iguanasan]

Very cool. They're getting better every time. Too bad about that streak through the middle? Is that a plane do you think?

Also, did you get my link in a previous post for the Clear Sky Chart? If so, has it been useful?

[kevin99989]

Thanks for the chart! - I did look at the Clear Sky Chart for Vancouver (that's where I live , and it looked very easy to use. However, i did struggle with it a bit because of my limited knowledge of star mapping and familiarity with constellations. More reading for me for the summer!! Observing planets and stars facinated me when I was young, and I am going to pick that up again for sure.

At my latitude of 49 degrees, i incorrectly assumed that the attitude of Polaris was also 49 degrees, forgetting to take into account that earth is not a perfect sphere. It seems more like 65 degrees based on the attitude of my camera.

[kevin99989]

The streak in the middle is an aircraft. I could take it out very easily from one of the images in the stack (there was another comment about that earlier as well). We live very close to the airport.

[Bambi]

I really like this. and I like the streak. reminds me of a radar screen

[kevin99989]

Thanks!

but darn - too late - i took out the aircraft streak.

Hard to say which one I like better. I'll keep both for now!