Light polluted starscape time lapse

[BradleyStearn]

http://youtu.be/Ol5tfluQMUQ

Went out last night to have another star time lapse attempt.
Wasn't very successful as the moon decided to rise from the horizon unexpectedly about 10 minutes into the time lapse, causing the stars to disappear.

I also made a star trail photo - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=401593036622625&set=a.365237203591542.1073741825.259801137468483&type=1&theater

[The northern light blog]

Hi BradleyStearn,

I liked your startrail, and I think that this is a nice technique that requires a bit of planning. Even if the moon itself can be sometimes disturbing, you could as well include it in the composition. Adjusting the exposure and bringing up the stars with the clarity tool in Lightroom will give you more flexibility with the illumination.

Could you give the camera settings you used? It looks to me that you could have used shorter exposure times and get a darker sky.

I have made several startrails myself, and I usually try to avoid the moon. However, here you can see one that I posted on youtube where I intendedly included the moon: