Pelham Mausoeum Star Trail taken by Bob Riach 27 August 2015

Eventful night last night
It was a lovely clear night to see the stars and the full moon
I set my camera up to take a long exposure photo and captu...
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Eventful night last night
It was a lovely clear night to see the stars and the full moon
I set my camera up to take a long exposure photo and capture a star trail
A star trail is capturing the movement of the stars
My camera was set to take the photo that took 1 and 1/2 hours to take
I sat waiting and it got boring as there was no internet service on my phone
Finally after for 1 and 1/2 hours I decided to stop the camera just before it battery ran out
Then to my shock the Camera froze and I had to remove the battery to restart the camera.
I checked the camera no image !!!!
Rather than cry I just laughed all the way home
Fortunately I managed to recover the images from the memory card
I had a whisky to celebrate ….

Pelham Mausoleum is a majestic mausoleum, undoubtedly Wyatt's masterpiece. It commemorates the beloved Sophia Aufrere, who died as a young wife in 1786

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