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A Special Night, Shenandoah National Park, VA
My daughter (6) and I were able to spend an entire night camped out on top of Blackrock Summit in Shenandoah National Park, VA on July 11th / July 12th, 2020.
It was an exceptionally clear night with 360 degree views so I was able to photograph a wide variety of targets from wide-angle Milky Way / Landscapes, starfields, the Andromed Galaxy and even Comet NEOWISE before sunrise.
Of all the shots I was able to take, this is by far my favorite. In this composite 135mm photo, you can see my daughter and I in the foreground on our "observation platform" trying to take in the vastness of our galaxy. In front of us is the core of the Milky Way, the area containing Saggitarius A, with other objects such as the Lagoon and Trifid nebulae visible.
This image was created by capturing a single 30 second, ISO 1600 F2.8 foreground shot merged with a stack of tracked 14x60" ISO800 F2.8 sky shots using my iOptron Skyguider. The sky shots were stacked in Sequator, gradients wiped in Startools, and finished in Lightroom CC. I hope you enjoy a shot from a night I'll never forget!
A Special Night, Shenandoah National Park, VA
My daughter (6) and I were able to spend an entire night camped out on top of Blackrock Summit in Shenandoah National Park, VA on July 11th / July 12th, 2020.
It was an exceptionally clear night with 360 degree views so I was able to photograph a wide variety of targets from wide-angle Milky Way / Landscapes, starfields, the Andromed Galaxy and even Comet NEOWISE before sunrise.
Of all the shots I was able to take, this is by far my favorite. In this composite 135mm photo, you can see my daughter and I in the foreground on our "observation platform" trying to take in the vastness of our galaxy. In front of us is the core of the Milky Way, the area containing Saggitarius A, with other objects such as the Lagoon and Trifid nebulae visible.
This image was created by capturing a single 30 second, ISO 1600 F2.8 foreground shot merged with a stack of tracked 14x60" ISO800 F2.8 sky shots using my iOptron Skyguider. The sky shots were stacked in Sequator, gradients wiped in Startools, and finished in Lightroom CC. I hope you enjoy a shot from a night I'll never forget!