Hi all -

Here is my first attempt at a wide-field milky way photo. Hope you like it!

VERY nice, Dave!
What camera, exposure time, etc. did you use?

Devon

Dave,
Nice shot of the milky way. I hope to get into the photo shots of the sky sometime in the future. Just a bit hard to do on a limited retirement income. Looking forward to another great day at the Nature Center on Astronomy Day. It has always been a fun day in the past. Hope we have some good weather that day.
Chuck

Great shot Dave!
It has a lot of depth. Imagine how deeper could you get with say 5 min exposures and noise reduction by stacking 10 or more frames!!

It is still a beautiful, natural shot.
The main thing is that you capture shots that YOU like, and you ENJOY doing.
There is no end to experience, time, equipment and software... no matter how great a shot we get, there is no end to pictures that someone else has made to blow our's away. Lots of astro-photographers spent MANY thousands of dollars on equipment and software, and spend months tweaking a single photo into a work of art... and that's good, because that's what makes them happy, and I enjoy seeing what they are able to do.
Besides your picture being pleasing to look at, it is one of a kind... there will never be another shot just like it.

Thanks again for posting it for us.

Devon

Nice shot Dave. I was wondering if the milky way was visible to the naked eye where this shot was taken?

James C
Arkansas

Thanks again, Devon. I appreciate the comments.