Star Gazing in Dark Sky Areas
Star Gazing in Dark Sky Areas, we have stopped in a little town that actually has some internet. So I am able to make a post of what I have been doing the last few nights. Most of you may know I like to be up early in the morning and I have mentioned I hardly ever see a sunset. (video below)
But, when you are in dark sky country, I have to make sure I have the energy to go outside at night so as not to miss seeing the beauty of the night skies.
This photo is the milky way over our camper. I love trying to photograph the milky way, my camera settings for these types of shots are. 15 sec ss, 17 mm lens, f 2.8, and Iso 6400. I find that Iso 6400 is a good start to bring out the most detail, it picks up more stars on this setting.
Next, I love to photograph stars and create star trails as in the photos below. The more photos you take the more trails you create when you stack your photos on top of each other.
This photo below has 38 photos stacked on top each other, which is not quite enough to make a complete circle. Each shot is with a 15 sec shutter speed.
This photo below has 109 photos stacked on top each other to create more of a circle.
This photo below is the milky way, but if you look to the right of the photo, you will see Elon Musk satellites passing by as well. The 9 lights in a row are satellites.
We are only in this little town for the weekend and we are heading back into darker sky country with no cell phone or internet for the next 11 days. So I will see you on the other side when we travel back out. Have a wonderful week.
Star Gazing in Dark Sky Areas
31 Replies to “Star Gazing in Dark Sky Areas”
Nice article.
That sky full of stars is a marvel
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Breathtaking !! Enjoy the journey.
Those are amazing!
Beautiful shots Sandra – what a waste that I am sleeping and missing the artwork in the night skies!!! Safe travels – it will feel strange having no social media connection.
Very cool shots and really enjoyed the video. I need to try some star shots – I went out and did some comet shots the last time one of those flew by, but didn’t plan well enough and most of those shots hit the circular file. I’ll add your settings to my field notebook and give them a go next time I get a chance.
I’m so impressed with your photography abilities. Keep on delighting us!
Thank you very much Mary, I appreciate that 😊
WOW!!!! Thanks for sharing your good fortune.
You are very welcome, thank you. 😊
Great video Loved the rainbow shots. With all that flat land and the great sunsets, have you seen the green flash? It’s pretty cool
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No I haven’t, you told me about that awhile ago. I will keep looking for it.
It is the very last second after the sun sets before dark It is fascinating to see 😁
I will definitely look for it again. I want to see what that looks like.
Eine sehr interssante Beobachtung die du mich phantastischen Fotos belegt hat.
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Beautiful work and nice time lapse. Nice to see how the clouds accelerate the moment the sun rises above the horizon.
Thank you very much Rudi 😊
Phantastische Fotos.
Thank you Werner 😊
Amazing tripod photography. They give such a wonderful new dimension.
Thank you very much 😊
Unbelievable! Thanks for sharing.
You are very welcome, thank you 😊
Nice 🙂
Thank you Greg. 😊
That is AWESOME! Thank you for the pictures, Sandra. Have a safe trip.
You are very welcome Tom, thank you 😊