Look into the past 2.0
Ruins of the ancient cretan city of Itanos ( Ίτανος) in front of the Milky Way.
This is a second attempt at photos taken in 2022.
The Milky Way was photographed with an integration time of 38 x 8s = 5m 4s and processed with #Siril, #GraXpert, #StarNet and #GIMP. The ruins were taken with 30s exposure and light painted with a flashlight, then processed with #RawTherapee and GIMP. Final composition was done in GIMP.
Milky Way: Nikon D500, Tokina AT-X 11-20 f2.8 PRO DX, 11 mm, f2.8, 38x8s, ISO 3200, tripod
Ruins: Nikon D500, Tokina AT-X 11-20 f2.8 PRO DX, 11 mm, f2.8, 30s, ISO 800, tripod, light painted
#astrophotography #ruins #nightscape #milkyway #photography #greece
Look into the past 2.0
Ruins of the ancient cretan city of Itanos ( Ίτανος) in front of the Milky Way.
This is a second attempt at photos taken in 2022.
The Milky Way was photographed with an integration time of 38 x 8s = 5m 4s and processed with #Siril, #GraXpert, #StarNet and #GIMP. The ruins were taken with 30s exposure and light painted with a flashlight, then processed with #RawTherapee and GIMP. Final composition was done in GIMP.
Milky Way: Nikon D500, Tokina AT-X 11-20 f2.8 PRO DX, 11 mm, f2.8, 38x8s, ISO 3200, tripod
Ruins: Nikon D500, Tokina AT-X 11-20 f2.8 PRO DX, 11 mm, f2.8, 30s, ISO 800, tripod, light painted
#astrophotography #ruins #nightscape #milkyway #photography #greece
Always trying to improve my processing skills (because there is always lot of room to improve 🤪). Took another stab at this one from August during a Dark Sky #RASC astronomy event at #TerraNovaNP.
Single 25sec image 12800iso 14mm f2.5
Getting a better hang of free/open-source #darktable which has been a great replacement for Lightroom. Final tweaks in Pix Insight.
Always trying to improve my processing skills (because there is always lot of room to improve 🤪). Took another stab at this one from August during a Dark Sky #RASC astronomy event at #TerraNovaNP.
Single 25sec image 12800iso 14mm f2.5
Getting a better hang of free/open-source #darktable which has been a great replacement for Lightroom. Final tweaks in Pix Insight.
🌌 Mysterious glow in Milky Way could be evidence of dark matter
「 A mysterious diffuse glow of gamma rays near the center of the Milky Way has stumped researchers for decades, as they've tried to discern whether the light comes from colliding particles of dark matter or quickly spinning neutron stars 」
https://phys.org/news/2025-10-mysterious-milky-evidence-dark.html
Once #Astrophotography equipment is capturing, I like to spend some time "in the moment". Staring in amazement at the universe & embracing #Nature around me.
This often includes complimentary, even ethereal, sounds. Sometimes I try to record it such as in this case.
Try it for yourself - play the audio on a loop and then engage the image. Looking at our #MilkyWay and beyond into the vastness of space. Imagine what is out there.
For me, this is peaceful & transcendent!
Once #Astrophotography equipment is capturing, I like to spend some time "in the moment". Staring in amazement at the universe & embracing #Nature around me.
This often includes complimentary, even ethereal, sounds. Sometimes I try to record it such as in this case.
Try it for yourself - play the audio on a loop and then engage the image. Looking at our #MilkyWay and beyond into the vastness of space. Imagine what is out there.
For me, this is peaceful & transcendent!
The #MilkyWay over a small brook. Captured during late September's new-moon phase.
Didn't turn out quite the way I hoped (dim foreground). It was so dark nestled between high trees. But it sure was peaceful there.
#BigBrook #TerraNovaNP #DarkSkyPreserve #nlskies #astrophotography #nlastro
"Who needs a lighthouse?"
#universe #stars #MilkyWay #astrophotography #night #photography
"Who needs a lighthouse?"
#universe #stars #MilkyWay #astrophotography #night #photography
Il y a 2 semaines j'ai passé 5 jours à Carcans pour participer à un stage de photographie nocturne organisé par l'AFA (Association Française d'Astronomie). Cela faisait des années que je ne faisais plus d'astrophotographie, ou de nightscape (photo de paysage nocturne). Cela m'a remotivé pour m'y remettre.
Si le stage vous intéresse, il a lieu tous les ans -> https://www.afastronomie.fr/carcans-2-0
Pour commencer le fil, voici une photo prise lors du 1er soir, le thème était "Plongeon Céleste". On voit bien la Voie Lactée plonger vers la pollution lumineuse 😊
#astrophotography #nightscape #milkyway #photography #canon6d
Il y a 2 semaines j'ai passé 5 jours à Carcans pour participer à un stage de photographie nocturne organisé par l'AFA (Association Française d'Astronomie). Cela faisait des années que je ne faisais plus d'astrophotographie, ou de nightscape (photo de paysage nocturne). Cela m'a remotivé pour m'y remettre.
Si le stage vous intéresse, il a lieu tous les ans -> https://www.afastronomie.fr/carcans-2-0
Pour commencer le fil, voici une photo prise lors du 1er soir, le thème était "Plongeon Céleste". On voit bien la Voie Lactée plonger vers la pollution lumineuse 😊
#astrophotography #nightscape #milkyway #photography #canon6d
What happens when you modify your camera and point it at the sky?
What happens when you modify your camera and point it at the sky?
Finalist – astrophotography: Celestial Iris After the Fires
‘On New Year’s Eve 2019, a huge fire devastated the tiny town of Mallacoota and the surrounding forests. This photograph was taken looking vertically up through the burnt coastal melaleuca. Amongst all the devastation, the Milky Way, so clear in our dark skies, seemed to symbolise the hope of renewal and regrowth.’ Bidwell country, #Mallacoota, #Victoria.
Photograph: Caroline Jones
Winner – landscape: The Beast
‘I love the raw power and beauty of storms. Watching this severe storm making its way to me, I was filled with excitement and anticipation. To capture the only CG (cloud-to-ground) bolt to come from this amazing shelf cloud was absolute bliss. Once again, thank you Mother Nature!’ Kabi Kabi country, Kings Beach, Queensland.
Photograph: Darren Wassell
Winner – astrophotography: Oberon Kenobi
‘An amphitheatre of pandani watch on as the galactic core, swathed in airglow, rises over an alpine lake, nestled in a rugged Tassie mountain range. Lady Aurora dances under the Magellanic Clouds. This image was captured on a crisp night in one of Tasmania’s more rugged and majestic multi-day walks.’ Loinnekumme country, South-west national park, Tasmania.
Photograph: Marley Butler
My very personal Magnus Opus. A stitched panoramic of the milky way with comet Neowise (left) and Jupiter and Saturn (right) clearly visible next to the galactic centre. A night to remember.
#milkyway #starrynight #photography
My very personal Magnus Opus. A stitched panoramic of the milky way with comet Neowise (left) and Jupiter and Saturn (right) clearly visible next to the galactic centre. A night to remember.
#milkyway #starrynight #photography
Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 is humanity’s farthest emissary, over 15 billion miles (24.8 billion km) from Earth, racing at 38,000 mph (17 km/s). It still carries the Golden Record, a time capsule of Earth’s culture, into the uncharted depths of the cosmos.
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#Voyager1#Voyager#GoldenRecord#Science #Astrodon#Space#Universe#Physics#Astrophysics#NASA#MilkyWay#Galaxy
Crossing into interstellar space in 2012, Voyager 1 marked a milestone in exploration. Yet on a galactic scale, its motion is almost imperceptible. Even after drifting for a million years, it would remain within the Orion Spur, close to its origins.
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#Voyager1#Voyager#GoldenRecord#Science #Astrodon#Space#Universe#Physics#Astrophysics#NASA#MilkyWay#Galaxy
To grasp the vastness of space, Voyager 1 will pass near Gliese 445 in about 40,000 years. Yet even then, it will hardly have traveled across the galaxy. One full orbit of the Milky Way would require over 400 million years—an unimaginable timescale.
Learn more: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/mission-overview/
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#Voyager1#Voyager#GoldenRecord#Science #Astrodon#Space#Universe#Physics#Astrophysics#NASA#MilkyWay#Galaxy