Big Dipper and Joshua Tree

This wide-angle photo captures the Big Dipper asterism in the constellation of Ursa Major, over a Joshua tree illuminated by the light of a full moon.

Date: November 24, 2007
Time: 5:20 a.m. MST
Location: Joshua tree forest near Wickenburg, Arizona
Camera: Olympus OM-1 35mm SLR on fixed tripod
Film: Kodak Elite Chrome 400 slide (pushed one stop)
Focal length: 24 mm
Aperture: f/4
Exposure time: 30 seconds
Scanner: Nikon Coolscan LS-2000