Milky Way Core Rising over Stony River & Mt Taranaki (2023)
Milky Way Core Rising over Stony River & Mt Taranaki (2023)
Taken: Thursday 2nd March 2023 at 2:30am approx.
Note: This is the image that got me awarded a place in the prestigious 2023 Milky Way Photographer of the Year Competition.
Story: This is my first proper Milky Way core image for 2023 and my earliest yet. Due to it still being early in the year for the Milky Way core rising it meant a late night, but it was worth it to be able to make the most of the rare fine night. Getting to this particular location is a bit of challenge, and on this night I regretted not taking one of my high powered torches to help with finding the exit path as I spent about half an hour wandering around the river bank trying to find the way out. (I had my usual headlamp torch - but it's not super bright and in the darkness it was hard to get my bearings as the course of the river has changed a lot since I was last there a few months ago). As always whenever I have to do a hike at places with limited cell phone coverage I had my emergency locator beacon on me as a precaution, but it's something I hope I never need to use. In the future whenever I go to spots like this at night I'll make sure that I take an extra decent torch and I may even use some glow sticks to help mark the way out.
The Milky Way core at this time of night was perfectly lined up and I'm really pleased with how much colour I was able to capture with my camera and filters and long exposures. Rho ophiuchi in Scorpius looks really good with it's pink, yellow, and blue colours, and the Zeta Ophiuchi nebula (the pinkish nebula to the lower left of the image has come out well too). On the lower right of the image there's some nice air glow, which adds to the beauty and uniqueness of the sky that night.
Camera: Canon EOS R (astro modified)
Filters: H-Alpha plus visible & LP Extreme
Lens: Sigma Art 28mm f1.4
Tracker: Star Adventurer 2i
Settings: Sky (stacked): 2 panels x 3 at ISO 800, f2, 2min; 2 panels x 3 x ISO 6400, f2, 2min (LP extreme filter)
Foreground (stacked): 1 panel x 12 at ISO 640, f2.8, 2min
Printed on high quality premium photographic paper, canvas (ready to hang),
or metal (aluminium Chromaluxe, ready to hang). Framed prints include a mat border.
Prices in NZ Dollars. Foreign currencies calculated automatically at current rates after processing. Shipping if required is calculated at checkout.
Milky Way Core Rising over Stony River & Mt Taranaki (2023)
Taken: Thursday 2nd March 2023 at 2:30am approx.
Note: This is the image that got me awarded a place in the prestigious 2023 Milky Way Photographer of the Year Competition.
Story: This is my first proper Milky Way core image for 2023 and my earliest yet. Due to it still being early in the year for the Milky Way core rising it meant a late night, but it was worth it to be able to make the most of the rare fine night. Getting to this particular location is a bit of challenge, and on this night I regretted not taking one of my high powered torches to help with finding the exit path as I spent about half an hour wandering around the river bank trying to find the way out. (I had my usual headlamp torch - but it's not super bright and in the darkness it was hard to get my bearings as the course of the river has changed a lot since I was last there a few months ago). As always whenever I have to do a hike at places with limited cell phone coverage I had my emergency locator beacon on me as a precaution, but it's something I hope I never need to use. In the future whenever I go to spots like this at night I'll make sure that I take an extra decent torch and I may even use some glow sticks to help mark the way out.
The Milky Way core at this time of night was perfectly lined up and I'm really pleased with how much colour I was able to capture with my camera and filters and long exposures. Rho ophiuchi in Scorpius looks really good with it's pink, yellow, and blue colours, and the Zeta Ophiuchi nebula (the pinkish nebula to the lower left of the image has come out well too). On the lower right of the image there's some nice air glow, which adds to the beauty and uniqueness of the sky that night.
Camera: Canon EOS R (astro modified)
Filters: H-Alpha plus visible & LP Extreme
Lens: Sigma Art 28mm f1.4
Tracker: Star Adventurer 2i
Settings: Sky (stacked): 2 panels x 3 at ISO 800, f2, 2min; 2 panels x 3 x ISO 6400, f2, 2min (LP extreme filter)
Foreground (stacked): 1 panel x 12 at ISO 640, f2.8, 2min
Printed on high quality premium photographic paper, canvas (ready to hang),
or metal (aluminium Chromaluxe, ready to hang). Framed prints include a mat border.
Prices in NZ Dollars. Foreign currencies calculated automatically at current rates after processing. Shipping if required is calculated at checkout.
Milky Way Core Rising over Stony River & Mt Taranaki (2023)
Taken: Thursday 2nd March 2023 at 2:30am approx.
Note: This is the image that got me awarded a place in the prestigious 2023 Milky Way Photographer of the Year Competition.
Story: This is my first proper Milky Way core image for 2023 and my earliest yet. Due to it still being early in the year for the Milky Way core rising it meant a late night, but it was worth it to be able to make the most of the rare fine night. Getting to this particular location is a bit of challenge, and on this night I regretted not taking one of my high powered torches to help with finding the exit path as I spent about half an hour wandering around the river bank trying to find the way out. (I had my usual headlamp torch - but it's not super bright and in the darkness it was hard to get my bearings as the course of the river has changed a lot since I was last there a few months ago). As always whenever I have to do a hike at places with limited cell phone coverage I had my emergency locator beacon on me as a precaution, but it's something I hope I never need to use. In the future whenever I go to spots like this at night I'll make sure that I take an extra decent torch and I may even use some glow sticks to help mark the way out.
The Milky Way core at this time of night was perfectly lined up and I'm really pleased with how much colour I was able to capture with my camera and filters and long exposures. Rho ophiuchi in Scorpius looks really good with it's pink, yellow, and blue colours, and the Zeta Ophiuchi nebula (the pinkish nebula to the lower left of the image has come out well too). On the lower right of the image there's some nice air glow, which adds to the beauty and uniqueness of the sky that night.
Camera: Canon EOS R (astro modified)
Filters: H-Alpha plus visible & LP Extreme
Lens: Sigma Art 28mm f1.4
Tracker: Star Adventurer 2i
Settings: Sky (stacked): 2 panels x 3 at ISO 800, f2, 2min; 2 panels x 3 x ISO 6400, f2, 2min (LP extreme filter)
Foreground (stacked): 1 panel x 12 at ISO 640, f2.8, 2min
Printed on high quality premium photographic paper, canvas (ready to hang),
or metal (aluminium Chromaluxe, ready to hang). Framed prints include a mat border.
Prices in NZ Dollars. Foreign currencies calculated automatically at current rates after processing. Shipping if required is calculated at checkout.