Not too long ago , most people on Earth could attend up at night and see the Milky Way ’s arresting decoration of superstar . But if you live in a innovative metropolis or suburbia awash in light contamination , that dazzling view of the night sky is about as rare as a wild piranha sighting .
The Orion Nebula as see through a DSLR and 600 mm zoom lens .
However , we can still appreciate our gorgeous galaxy from Earth , thanks to the oeuvre of astrophotographers like Adam Woodworth . In fact , Woodworth strives to make his photographs more vibrant than anything ever seen by the bare eye . He explains how he does so , by merge multiple images with long exposure metre :
All night images immix multiple exposures of the sky to nail star , and the non - vista also use multiple photo of the foreground to get the foreground well exposed and in focal point . Our eyes can not see the sky like this due to the limitations of human vision , but a camera has no such restriction and with a long exposure ( anywhere from 10 – 30 seconds ) and in high spirits ISO [ a measure of the sensitivity of the photographic camera to uncommitted light ] the photographic camera can see much more detail in the night sky than the human eye .
Because of the rotation of the Earth , the stars look to move through the sky , so the photograph for the hotshot has to be shortsighted enough to stave off long star track . I often take 10 exposures at ISO 5000 or 6400 for 5 or 10 seconds each and stack , align , and average out them to get pinpoint stars and a abject signal to noise proportion .
All of the photos shown here were taken by Woodworth , using a Nikon D800E digital SLR camera .
The Milky Way as seen from a sea cave in Maine .
180 degree Panorama of the Milky Way over the Rockland Breakwater in Maine .
The Milky Way over Newport Cove and Great Head in Acadia National Park , Maine .
you’re able to check out more of Woodworth ’s work onhis website . And if you ’re more than casually interested in astrophotography , Woodworth has late released avideo tutorialoutlining the procedure that goes into creating his spectacular starscapes .
Personally , I just wish to be reminded every now and then that our innovative , electrified world pales in comparison to the glare of the stars .
All photo courtesy of Adam Woodworth .
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