Where I grew up out in the country, that was a common sight, but always awe inspiring. It was even better when we went to our cabin in the mountains where there was pretty much no ambiant light......
Use to get a similar view here until several neighborhoods, convience stores and fast food joints popped up around here. Light polution is horrible now.
I have a similar Milky Way pic taken by one of my sons as part of a slide show on my desk top. Going to camp in a couple days. Hope to see a nice star show. Weather looks a little iffy.
I think that "string of pearls" in the left middle is a newly released Starlink train. I actually saw one of those a couple years ago by happenstance, looking at the right piece of sky at the right time.
Open this link and enter your location and it will show you what time and which direction to look to see the latest Sarllink train. https://findstarlink.com/#5206379;3
@terminator thanks for the link. You can also find starlink sat's that pass your location if you have the Night Sky app on your phone. The app is not free, $49.99 yearly, but comes with a 7 day free trial which keeps renewing for some reason at least on my phone. I don't use it that often. You have to select the sat's to display in the options on the right side of the app. There are probably other free star gazing aps out there also.
It's the blinking lights on an airplane. The pic was taken with a shutter open for approximately 20 seconds. What you see is how many times the lights blinked in the time the shutter was open. I take this kind of pic, or did before they mucked up the atmosphere with the %&***@#$ chemtrails. I haven't been able to take that pic anywhere in michigan for a couple years now. It's just too milky between here and the milky way.
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Both are great. Combine them and it's fantastic.
DeleteWhere I grew up out in the country, that was a common sight, but always awe inspiring. It was even better when we went to our cabin in the mountains where there was pretty much no ambiant light......
ReplyDeleteLooks like he used a really long exposure and caught a satellite or plane. Cool picture.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I am surprised he could find a place anywhere even in a rural setting in Virginia, where the light pollution didn't screw up that long exposure.
DeleteHaving said that, it is a beautiful sight.
Use to get a similar view here until several neighborhoods, convience stores and fast food joints popped up around here. Light polution is horrible now.
ReplyDeleteI have a similar Milky Way pic taken by one of my sons as part of a slide show on my desk top. Going to camp in a couple days. Hope to see a nice star show. Weather looks a little iffy.
ReplyDeleteI think that "string of pearls" in the left middle is a newly released Starlink train. I actually saw one of those a couple years ago by happenstance, looking at the right piece of sky at the right time.
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I wondered why it wasn't the same size. I had no idea such a thing existed. Looked it up, you nailed it.
DeleteOpen this link and enter your location and it will show you what time and which direction to look to see the latest Sarllink train. https://findstarlink.com/#5206379;3
Delete@terminator thanks for the link. You can also find starlink sat's that pass your location if you have the Night Sky app on your phone. The app is not free, $49.99 yearly, but comes with a 7 day free trial which keeps renewing for some reason at least on my phone. I don't use it that often. You have to select the sat's to display in the options on the right side of the app. There are probably other free star gazing aps out there also.
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It's the blinking lights on an airplane. The pic was taken with a shutter open for approximately 20 seconds. What you see is how many times the lights blinked in the time the shutter was open. I take this kind of pic, or did before they mucked up the atmosphere with the %&***@#$ chemtrails. I haven't been able to take that pic anywhere in michigan for a couple years now. It's just too milky between here and the milky way.
Deleteshouldn't the milky-way be roughly in-line with the equator if we are spinning thru space in the helio-centric model?
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