Posted on 07/19/2021 3:07:17 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: The photographer had this shot in mind for some time. He knew that objects overhead are the brightest -- since their light is scattered the least by atmospheric air. He also that knew the core of our Milky Way Galaxy was just about straight up near midnight around this time of year in South Australia. Chasing his mental picture, he ventured deep inside the Kuipto Forest where tall radiata pines blocked out much of the sky -- but not in this clearing. There, through a window framed by trees, he captured his envisioned combination of local and distant nature. Sixteen exposures of both trees and the Milky Way Galaxy were recorded. Antares is the bright orange star to left of our Galaxy's central plane, while Alpha Centauri is the bright star just to the right of the image center. The direction toward our Galaxy's center is below Antares. Although in a few hours the Earth's rotation moved the Galactic plane up and to the left -- soon invisible behind the timber, his mental image was secured forever -- and is featured here.
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An all-star cast! Night skies around the world, from Iran to California, captured in stunning photographs (with some taking A YEAR to plan)
Morteza Safataj, 34, travels the world taking photos of night skies and he has over 36.7k Instagram followers
The photographer, who is originally from Iran but now a US citizen, scours the internet for unique spots
If the weather changes, it can mean he has to return to a location another night or even wait another year
ET Phone home
I must say that is a pretty nice picture but not quite as good as the other one :-)
I agree. But the thread gave me a chance to share a couple pics I never have before. Now I don’t feel like I wasted the film.
Oh, wait, I used a digital camera. LOL
Bttt
Usually shots like this and the posted photo are taken with a wide angle lens. Do you remember what you were using?
MtnClimber: As always thank you for posting!
My cannon EOS Rebel T3 35 mm regular lens
Amazing pictures........Imagine what the night sky would be like if God hadn’t created the rest of the universe and just settled with our solar system. Pretty depressing
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