Catching Venus
A bit of adventure for me this morning, I had this idea that maybe I should just take a Milky Way photo literally in my own back yard. I have captured the MW on my deck here in Milford, but the light pollution is a real killer – being suburban Auckland.
So I drove 5 mins to the beach, found some rock pools in between Milford and Takapuna and gave it a go. Considering the amount of light pollution, it amazes me what you can still see and capture here in Auckland. Rangitoto Island which usually dominates the horizon, is dwarfed by our galaxy.
This also raises 2 things.
• What can we do to reduce the light pollution in Auckland?
• Auckland actually isn't too bad with LP, but could be much better
You'll also note there are 3 other celestial bodies in this shot. Venus; the bright one, Mercury; the object below right of Venus, and Pluto; a bit higher up than Venus.
Catching Venus
A bit of adventure for me this morning, I had this idea that maybe I should just take a Milky Way photo literally in my own back yard. I have captured the MW on my deck here in Milford, but the light pollution is a real killer – being suburban Auckland.
So I drove 5 mins to the beach, found some rock pools in between Milford and Takapuna and gave it a go. Considering the amount of light pollution, it amazes me what you can still see and capture here in Auckland. Rangitoto Island which usually dominates the horizon, is dwarfed by our galaxy.
This also raises 2 things.
• What can we do to reduce the light pollution in Auckland?
• Auckland actually isn't too bad with LP, but could be much better
You'll also note there are 3 other celestial bodies in this shot. Venus; the bright one, Mercury; the object below right of Venus, and Pluto; a bit higher up than Venus.