Astoria Night Shoot • Sagittarius Setting

The teapot in Sagittarius. The handle is the trapezoid of four bright stars just below Jupiter ,and the brightest part of the Milkyway is coming out of the shortest side of the right triangle that makes up the spout.

Jupiter

Steamy Milkway goodness emanating from the teapot in Sagittarius :-)

the waveline on the beach

Astoria Night Shoot • Sagittarius Setting by victorvonsalza.

After shooting in Astoria Luke/PhotoInference and I headed out to nearby Fort Stevens State Park in Warrenton Oregon to photograph the Peter Iredale shipwreck a subject that had been on his night shoot list for a long time...

When we got to the beach and I discovered how wonderfully dark (and mostly clear) the sky to the west over the ocean was. I started with some exposures of the Milkyway in Sagittarius because I wanted to capture the whole constellation before it set, and to be sure to take some shots using the same exposure settings that Larry/Bobshots had used for his wonderful Milkway shots too... Much more about that in the next image which shows the before and after versions of this shot side by side which has some processing details too...

Step onto the beach view large on black. N06881

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LukeOlsen says:

Very cool. I wish I had recorded some sounds from the beach as well. As I predicted I want to go back. :)
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Andrew Kumler says:

That turned out amazing..Well done..
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

~carie~ says:

wow. that's really cool. the colors are beautiful right thru the center. :)
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

donpyle~pdxpixs says:

Stunning shot.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Wendi Andrews says:

Incredible capture. It reminds me of this quote by Emerson:

"If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore; and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God which had been shown! But every night come out these envoys of beauty, and light the universe with their admonishing smile."
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Misserion says:

Incredible is right! I have never seen anything like this.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

offhegoes says:

wow! That's only a 30 second exposure? It must have been really dark. Very nice shot.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

CapitanBones says:

Amazing, nothing else...
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Joana Roja - still healing slowly, out often says:

This takes my breath away! Fantabulous! It's my star sign, too! LOL
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Bobshots says:

Pretty amazing how the digital camera can record colors of the galaxy we can't see with our "slow" eyes Victor and this is a sweet example of the abilities of that technology. Technology aside.... if we didn't have a love for the night sky in the first place the thought would never occur to us to attempt photographing it for others to see!

I'm glad you love the night sky and hope you keep working it and post images for those that may never see it as we sometimes do.

Thanks for the links to my pics!.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Rita Wang says:

that's amazing...
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Ana Santos says:

This is insane.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Wolfhorn says:

Awesome!!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

-sina- says:

Stellar and superb capture!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

peraqueen says:

great shot
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

victorvonsalza says:

Thank you Luke, Andrew, Carie, Don, Wendi, Erin, Chad, Filippo, Juana, Larry, Rita, Ana, Wolfhorn, sina, and peraqueen.

Luke, count me in...
Wendi, thanks for the amazing quote, its too bad that most of us now have to drive some distance to see dark skies... but its definitely worth the effort!
Chad, yes dark skies is the key ingredient for getting shots like these see the next image which shows the before and after versions of this shot side by side and talks a bit more about bright sky vs dark sky, exposure and processing details.
Larry, you are all to blame here, it was your wonderful Milkway shots that got me to explore what I might be able to capture just using a tripod (vs having a tracking mount of some kind).
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

inajeep says:

Reminds me of the CGI on the movie Happy Feet. You can almost make out an emperor penguin in it. Wonderful shot.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

S. Pitch says:

amazing, magical shot!
congrats on front page
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Xindaan says:

Wow, this is cool. Could be straight out of a science fiction space movie.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

RosaMari - Akhesa15 says:

Fabulosa realmente bellisima un saludo
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

CurveTo says:

that is great! thanks for sharing ...
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Davic says:

amazing exposure!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

rohitsabu- worst contact EVER says:

wow! amazing! how did you do this? awesome!!! i take for granted that you used a telescope for this one!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Wendi's pics ~MIA~ says:

Very cool shot!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

rohitsabu- worst contact EVER says:

ok... i just read your description on your previous image! all i can say now is wow! you nailed it!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

N. Lee Photography (Nichole) says:

This is completely stunning. I am just baffled as what to say even...just gorgeous! I wouldn't mind buying a print of this, my father would LOVE it!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

TLW Photography says:

how do you take such gorgeous night shots i love this
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

imagiηeer[is 'maybe' back from hibernation...] says:

OMG this is GORGEOUS!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

kretyen says:

My problem with astronomy is all the most interesting things happen way past my bed time! ;-)
Great shot.

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Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

MY PAGE: http://soosdani.deviantart.com/ says:

Beautiful!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

MorBCN says:

What a wonder!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Cbmimilk says:

no comments...is it real?
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

BooRad0859 says:

This wonderful shot makes me want to read Whitman's 'Learned Astronomer' poem immediately....
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

°helena° says:

Splendid!!!!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

xsquared says:

This is wonderful!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Mairi Stephen says:

Such a stunning image. I have looked at some of your pictures, they are so beautiful, thank you for the inspiration!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

r_guiden says:

This is amazing. I'm blown away.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

kelly.elizabeth says:

Incredible (:
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Danny Perez Photography says:

WOW!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

*Snapshot [deleted] says:

This is beaut. Tres bien!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

supercoqui23 says:

Wow!! with a deep sigh!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Debs Cookies says:

sooo cool.....
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

From here on says:

omg! Stunning!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

victorvonsalza says:

Thank you: inajeep, Shayna, xindaan, Rosa, CurveTo, David, Rohit, Wendi, Nichole, Tomekphotos, Sadia, Ken, Dániel, MorBCN, Cláudia, BooRad0859, elena, Mairi, Roxanne, xkellyelizabethh, Danny, Charlotte, Toma, Debbie, and Atlixco1984
Rohit, Tomekphotos, dark sky, tripod, 30sec, f2.8, ISO 1600, Nikon 10.5 fisheye, Nikon D300 more details, before and after photos in previous photo
Ken, LOL and having to drive to a dark sky doesn't help either, but it can be worth the effort
Cláudia, I hope so :-)
Mairi, thanks for also visiting my photostream
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

hawkeye_flickr says:

Beautiful photo!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

HoMi\nside says:

Magnifique / Wonderfull
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Tous les noms sont déjà pris... pfff... says:

Coooool
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Sandmania says:

This is amazing and mesmerising.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Ray Bouknight says:

All of the shots in this set are gorgeous.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

invictus2 says:

amazing...the whole of the milky way is here for you!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Ribel Wolf says:

WOooooooooooW
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

northernlight114 says:

beautiful, in its entirety
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Mauren- says:

Que hermoso el universo, en el que vivimos.

Somos tan pequeños!
Genial!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

victorvonsalza says:

Thanks JC, HoMi\nside, Tous les noms sont déjà pris... pfff... / r, sandmania, raybouk, Invictus, Ribel Wolf, northernlight114, Morìn.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

jakubo says:

... truly amazing ... thumbs up.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

FrancoisRoche says:

Amazing shot ! Very nice work :)
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Manu gomi says:

Great shot amazing sky
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

krowla says:

This is beautiful! And ironically, I was drawn to it before I realized it was my astrological sign.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

victorvonsalza says:

Thanks Ja, François, Manu, and Kelly.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Objects of my Attention says:

Wow, just stunning!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Don_Franco says:

simply awesome.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

 Fi20100 says:

Amazing!!!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

victorvonsalza says:

Thanks Barry, Don, and Stefan.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Will (on hiatus) says:

W.O.W. I wish I could give this multiple favorites. Amazing shot!!!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

odwallafemme says:

Unbelievable.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

slt-166 says:

What an amazingly awesome shot! faved for sure :O)
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

victorvonsalza says:

Thanks Will, odwallafemme, and Sharon. It's great that we live in such a pretty corner of the universe.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Lena M. Photography :AWAY: says:

all i can say is wow! that is an amazing photo!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

victorvonsalza says:

Thanks Lena. You might have a dark enough sky on the Mendocino Coast to get similar results... definitely worth the 30 seconds :-) it takes to find out...
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

leosden says:

agree with all the comments. Fav'd because it's, well, a picture of Sagittarius Setting . . .
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Nikoman says:

Oh wow, never thought you could the nebula so good! Great shot!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

victorvonsalza says:

Thanks Mike and Nikoman.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Adan Morales Solis says:

Wow wonderful
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

victorvonsalza says:

Thanks Adan.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

victorvonsalza says:

Thanks biggestpluto. The tags, "More Properties" link, description, and next photo in the stream give all that information and more...
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

Jupiter !!! says:

Just wow!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

victorvonsalza says:

Danke Ursel.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Starlisa says:

Victor this is amazing... beautifully done! such glorious heavens... I recently got a couple shots of the Milky way too, it was incredible to see what the camera can see that I did not...

Hope your summer is productive and fun!

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Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

victorvonsalza says:

Thanks Darlisa; I see you are having fun shooting stars too, and that's great since you are so much closer to and more often under some nice dark skies. Look forward to seeing more of your star shots.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Joe mulgrew says:

I have travelled all over the world to try and get an image like this and everywhere i have gone it has rained.One day i will be able to share an image as goood as this.
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

victorvonsalza says:

Thanks mulgrew, and beautiful things you have seen too... What is really essential for shots like this is a good dark sky location away from city lights. See links in second paragraph of description above from more information about exposure etc.
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

the weber says:

Wow!! Amazing!
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

victorvonsalza says:

Thanks Werner.
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

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