skypointer2000
Divided Skies
The August Milky Way is dividing the sky above Lassen Volcanic NP. While the incredibly dark skies in the north (right of the MW) enabled me to capture the strongest airglow I have ever seen, light pollution from the Sacramento Valley is drowning all stars near tje horizon in a yellow glow south (left) of the MW band.
As my trip to the Pacific NW draws to an end, I am looking forward to process the images it took. Unfortunately, I was not able to do as much night work as planned, due to some fog and lots of smoke in the area.
I nevertheless had a great time and was able visit some awesome places.
To shorten the wait for my new images, I publish a shot from my trip to the same area in 2017. This year this capture would probably not be possible due to heavy smoke of the Carr fire.
EXIF
Canon EOS 6D astro modified
Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8
iOptron SkyTracker
Low Level Lighting
Sky
5 x 50s @ISO1600, tracked
Foreground
5 x 100s @ISO3200
Divided Skies
The August Milky Way is dividing the sky above Lassen Volcanic NP. While the incredibly dark skies in the north (right of the MW) enabled me to capture the strongest airglow I have ever seen, light pollution from the Sacramento Valley is drowning all stars near tje horizon in a yellow glow south (left) of the MW band.
As my trip to the Pacific NW draws to an end, I am looking forward to process the images it took. Unfortunately, I was not able to do as much night work as planned, due to some fog and lots of smoke in the area.
I nevertheless had a great time and was able visit some awesome places.
To shorten the wait for my new images, I publish a shot from my trip to the same area in 2017. This year this capture would probably not be possible due to heavy smoke of the Carr fire.
EXIF
Canon EOS 6D astro modified
Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8
iOptron SkyTracker
Low Level Lighting
Sky
5 x 50s @ISO1600, tracked
Foreground
5 x 100s @ISO3200