Shooting Stars & Milky Way
Shooting Stars & Milky Way, this month has been quite the show in the heavens. There are so many shooting stars and the moon is not out as the Milky Way passes over, so the night skies are lit up even with out a camera. If you get a chance head on out and take a gander.
I took these photos last Wednesday, I knew I would be able to see the Milky Way between 3 am and 5:50 am. So I wanted to try some light painting also. I parked my Jeep at the South end of my driveway and set my alarm clock. I opened the door at 3 and I could see the Milky Way just to the front of my Jeep. So by the time I got my camera set up it was right over top of it.
Light painting is when you take a light source and just shine it on your subject when the surrounding it dark. Your camera then picks up what ever you shine the light on. So much fun.
Now this photo below was taken from a go pro camera facing North. The two lines across the photo are shooting stars flying pass my camera. To get this photo below, I used the night lapse mode on the go pro and shot about 70 photos and stacked them on top of each other in a program called StarStaX. This is how the stars travel when you look north.
I will be putting a video together this week to show you the results in video mode.
Shooting Stars & Milky Way
50 Replies to “Shooting Stars & Milky Way”
Very nice Milky Way. Is StarStax easier to use than DeepSkyStacker?
I have not heard of Deep sky stacker. But yes it is so simple, you just add how ever many photos you have and it does all the work.
I’ll give it a try.
How amazing what is over us in the dead of night … it makes me think I should not be wasting my time sleeping, but looking up instead. I read that the space station was overhead the night before but it was cloudy (plus a bit foggy), so not too visible to us here in SE Michigan. Here is the site given in the article to determine when it is overhead – something else to try and photograph for you the earlybird. 🙂
https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/sightings/index.cfm
Thanks Linda, I never even thought of that being up there, I will check out the link 🙂
You’re welcome Sandra … I know it is not nature related like the Milky Way, moon or stars, but might be a fun post for you to make.
Great shots and very creative Sandra! Glad to see you tried some Light Painting!
Thank you Wayne, yes that was my first time, all the lights I had were to bright, I will have to find some softer ones. It was fun to do.
or your subject matter was too close? Find a small lake with a small island on it. I bet your lights would be perfect!
These afre soo cool I love this stuff. Your jeep in front of the Milky Way looks like a magazine ad
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Folks are looking around. Be the person Laughing
Thank you, yes I would buy that jeep in a photo like that if I did not already own it. 😊
You are learning by leaps and bounds unique ways to show off God creation.
Thank you very much, it is amazing what we see outside at night. 😊
This is excellent work, Sandra, and quite intriguing… Thank you.
You are very welcome RJ, the night skies are full of shooting stars this month. Amazing to see, I sit out there and stair into space and speak with the Father, it feels like it is just the two of us sometimes.
These are spectacular!
Thank you very much 😊
Awesome shots! It’s always so light polluted in the cities that we can’t see the Milky Way. It’s nice that you can just step out of your house and see it.
Thank you, yes, I only started noticing it the last couple of years when I wanted to photograph the moon. Now I am hooked on looking for the Milky way.
Absolutely incredible! 📸😍
Thank you so much 😊
Lovely.
Thank you Sherry.
Love this!
Thank you very much Emilie.
Amazing photographs Sandra !
Thank you, I appreciate that 😊
Illuminating in all senses of the word. Well done!
Thank you very much 😊
Fantastic…
Thanks, Sandra, have a great day.
You to Francine, thank you 😊
I have never experienced this. It would really be fun to
It is so amazing, right now it shows up very well in the early mornings for me. Thank you
Wonderful experience!
It is so fun to see on a clear night
Great shot of the milky way! The time lapse is also something else.
Thank you very much 😊
You did a great shot, shooting thes pictures !
Thank you so much, I appreciate that. 😊
Fabulous photography, Sandra ~ your diverse skillset is very impressive, inspirational. Thanks for sharing, my friend & best wishes for a wonderful week ahead 🙂
Thank you Phil, I appreciate that. There is just so much beauty around us, I love trying new things. Have a great week also..😊
Wow!! that’s so amazing!! 😍😍
Thank you very much 😊
Wonderful image of milky way! And you only need to open your door to see it, how lucky! 🙂
Thank you, and I only started noticing it last year, when I became interested in photographing the night skies.
Amazing photography Sandra, technology allows you do some remarkable things.
It really does, we get to see things so differently. Thank you 😊