THE MOTION OF NATURE:
In February 2013, while on an observing run at Cerro Tololo
Inter-american Observatory (CTIO), I produced my first timelapse
movie (see below). It was obtained with my Nikon D7000 and showed
the motion of the southern sky, towards the South Celestial Pole,
together with the night-time movement of the dome of the Blanco
4.0-m telescope. Other two short movies were made during that
run. Since then, I have been making timelapse photography at every
observatory in Chile every time I can, usually when on an
observing trip and during long science integrations. The list of
observatories includes ALMA, APEX, Cerro Tololo Inter-american
Observatory (CTIO), Gemini South, Las Campanas (LCO) and ESO
Paranal. One of the timelapse movies made on Cerro Pachón
was selected to be part of an
online
article produced by the Gemini Observatory on Airglow, and it
was posted
on YouTube. Most of the latest images have been recorded with
my 8mm fisheye lens which provides an interesting geometry and
great compositions due to its wide field of view. Nevertheless,
other lenses with more limited field coverage are used depending
on the desired take.
Below you can find a sample of some timelapse movies I have
made. These are low resolution (therefore noisier) versions of the
originals in AVI format. If you would like to see more and/or have
access to the original AVI movies, please feel free to
contact
me. You can also find more information about my
journey in photography on my photography
page.
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CTIO (My 1st timelapse ever!) 
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CTIO (My 2nd timelapse) 
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