Back from another 5 days at the Cherry Springs Star Party, Cherry Springs, Pennsylvania. I think the threatening weather forecasts kept the crowd down a bit, however, those among the 500 or so in attendance made the best of holes in the clouds. Seeing conditions were marginal since there was so much water vapor in the air. But hey, you do the best you can with the tunes ya got. My current obsession is to get a great panorama image of the Milky Way. I’m still a ways off, however, I’m pleased with what I was able to manage. When you’re standing next to the camera with the instruction book in hand, you can’t always expect the best results. Enjoy these images. A note about the sky: The sky is not always blue or black. In fact, most of the time (in our part of the world) the sky has a green/yellow cast because of a condition called air glow–essentially moisture in the air. We think it’s blue ’cause that’s what we’ve been taught. Go out to a truly dark sky area, let your eyes adjust for 30 minutes and you’ll see what I mean.
This was looking into the galactic center of the Milky Way. Panorama made with Rokinon 14mm lens on Nikon D850. 8 images stitched together in LightRoom Classic.
Milky Way rising. Astronomers use red light to preserve night vision. Single image made with Rokinon 14mm lens on Nikon D850
And a favorite star cluster known as M13, imaged through Celestron Evo 8 telescope, captured by Nikon D850.
Witt’s End 