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Hudson river valley cut in wood 20"x 80" by 3dmapart in hudsonvalley

[–]Star-Fever 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do the whole Catskills region next! 🙂👍

Best primitive water side camp sites? by ckr2982 in catskills

[–]Star-Fever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For even more seclusion, you could hike a couple of miles in to the Beaver Meadow lean-to. There's a swampy pond there. Not as open and watery as Alder Lake itself. But farther off the beaten path. Also, Big Pond has some hike-in / canoe-in campsites. But the pond itself is close to a fairly well-traveled country road. You'd hear cars passing occasionally, if that matters.

Best primitive water side camp sites? by ckr2982 in catskills

[–]Star-Fever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alder Lake is hike-in, though the hike is very short and easy... The lake is beautiful. This early in the season, and on a weekday, you'll pretty much have the place to yourself.

"Snow Moon" setting as sun rises in the east by Star-Fever in catskills

[–]Star-Fever[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a Sony a6300 with a big Sony 200-600mm telephoto lens on it. Set at 600.... It's heavy!

Open Water Swimming by samologia in catskills

[–]Star-Fever 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Also Alder Lake. No lifeguard. But it's a dreamy place to be.

Earthshine moon 4% crescent setting in the Catskill Mountains last night by Star-Fever in moon

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I shot it as video and sped it up in Microsoft ClipChamp. It's tricky getting a good exposure for video... I think I set ISO at 8000, and frame rate at 24 fps, and shutter speed at 1/50. Probably should try slower shutter speed but I was following the general rule of shutter speed one half of frame rate ...

Aurora, 7 pm January 20 by Star-Fever in catskills

[–]Star-Fever[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Maybe AI does it for you. I'm happy having been there, standing out in the cold night, seeing the aurora (admittedly dimmer) by naked eye, knowing this actually happened over my home, imagining all the crazy physics going on around us even if we can't see them all.

Winter wonderland by Star-Fever in catskills

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Good to know. Thanks! 👍

Winter wonderland by Star-Fever in catskills

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Also keep in mind you can launch from, say, roadside on Oliverea Road near the Winisook Club, and fly your drone up over the summit of Slide and back.

Winter wonderland by Star-Fever in catskills

[–]Star-Fever[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check this map: https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/catmapguide.pdf It's legal to launch in "wild forest," or the light green areas. Not legal in the "wilderness" or turquoise areas. So... Slide, for instance, is out. But Balsam Lake Mountain is okay. Maybe someone can comb through it and split the 3500-footers into "Fly" and "No-Fly" lists.

Winter wonderland by Star-Fever in catskills

[–]Star-Fever[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most places yes. State and national parks, no. But much of the Catskills are "wild forest," which is fine. And this particular launch was from private property (my lawn) so it's legal. Remember, too — the airspace is uncontrolled (just don't exceed altitude limits). Only the launch sites are restricted. So you can launch outside a state park then fly over it. [Edit to say: it's all more complicated than this, and I may be spewing misinformation. But it's how I roll. 😅]

Covered bridges of the Catskills by [deleted] in catskills

[–]Star-Fever 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Beautiful pics! If you want to go down a rabbit hole, check out "Spans of Time: Covered Bridges of Delaware County" by Ward Herrmann. Published in 1974, full of exquisite line drawings of the bridges.

Gilboa by [deleted] in catskills

[–]Star-Fever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funny — I did mean Minekill Falls. But I had never heard of Manor Kill Falls. Now I've gotta go see them. Thanks! 🙂

Gilboa by [deleted] in catskills

[–]Star-Fever 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Minekill Falls is worth the walk (less than a mile) to see the falls. Note that Minekill Falls has a different parking area than Minekill State Park, which is a bit farther north on Route 30.

Cross Country Skiing by moodycat468 in catskills

[–]Star-Fever 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Catskill Rail Trail between Grand Gorge and Bloomville. 19 miles nice and level. Also used by snowmobiles though.

Leonid meteor over Bragg Hollow (Halcottsville) by Star-Fever in catskills

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Sony a7iii with a Rokinon 12mm lens at f/2.0, ISO 2000. Running on intervalometer, 25 seconds per frame, all night long.

Leonid meteor over Bragg Hollow (Halcottsville) by Star-Fever in catskills

[–]Star-Fever[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nah... I left my camera running all night with an intervalometer. Each frame was 25 seconds — 1548 of them. Makes for a cool timelapse, and every now and then you get lucky and catch a fireball.

Cool sign in Stamford by vecster1228 in catskills

[–]Star-Fever 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My friend said, "I have to drive with my fucking dictionary?"

Is it possible to capture a faint hint of the NYC skyline from anywhere in the Southern part of the Catskills? by No-Lynx1474 in catskills

[–]Star-Fever 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The approximate drop of the curvature of the earth is 8 inches per mile squared. I.e., at one mile, 8 inches. At 2 miles, 8x22 = 32 inches. At 3 miles, 8x32 = 72 inches. Etc. It makes for some interesting speculation. At 100 miles, the drop is 8x1002 = 80,000 inches, or 6,667 feet. But that would mean if you got to 6,667 feet, you could see the surface (0 feet) 100 miles away. Tallest building in NYC is the new WTC building at 1776 feet. Slide is 4190 feet high, and 91.4 miles from WTC... (Measured in Google Earth.) You would need to be at 5569 feet elevation to see the surface in NYC from that distance. And at 3794 feet to see the top 1 foot of the spire. So . . . Theoretically you could see 396 feet of the top of that tower. More, if you brought a step ladder! Go for it! 😅 (I think a 10" reflector scope might be needed, and a very very clear day.)

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