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Dante's Back Door View
A 2 row Galaxy panorama from Dante's View in Death Valley National Park. This is the back side view facing South West. The Milky Way Galaxy was low on the horizon at 11:30 PM. The moon had set at about 11PM and there was enough light were I didn't need a flash light to move about. I've never experienced the Milky Way this bright and that low on the horizon. It was a treat.
I consider this angle of the Milky Way along the horizon the holy grail of galaxy shots, as it only appears this way a few times a year. The optimal moon, wind, angle of galaxy, time of night, and no clouds must all come together for this shot to happen. And in the Southern Hemisphere it comes around a few time in the summer. Which is not the ideal time for long exposure in Death Valley as temps exceed 100 degrees past midnight.
Nevertheless, as I learn more about night shooting, I hope to have more panoramas and galaxy time lapse for a 4K video project by the middle of 2017.
Here's a link to my Death Valley Video:
Thanks for viewing.
PHOTO AWARDS on ViewBug
Won Featured Photo Apr 2017.
Photo Challenge Winner: Jan 2017 "In the Night"
Dante's Back Door View
A 2 row Galaxy panorama from Dante's View in Death Valley National Park. This is the back side view facing South West. The Milky Way Galaxy was low on the horizon at 11:30 PM. The moon had set at about 11PM and there was enough light were I didn't need a flash light to move about. I've never experienced the Milky Way this bright and that low on the horizon. It was a treat.
I consider this angle of the Milky Way along the horizon the holy grail of galaxy shots, as it only appears this way a few times a year. The optimal moon, wind, angle of galaxy, time of night, and no clouds must all come together for this shot to happen. And in the Southern Hemisphere it comes around a few time in the summer. Which is not the ideal time for long exposure in Death Valley as temps exceed 100 degrees past midnight.
Nevertheless, as I learn more about night shooting, I hope to have more panoramas and galaxy time lapse for a 4K video project by the middle of 2017.
Here's a link to my Death Valley Video:
Thanks for viewing.
PHOTO AWARDS on ViewBug
Won Featured Photo Apr 2017.
Photo Challenge Winner: Jan 2017 "In the Night"