Last weekend the sky cleared and the seeing was good around 9:30pm. This is a shot of the Milky Way taken from our front deck, with a 2 minute exposure using the O-GPS1 astrotracer function. The small blub of yellow/green on the bottom of the image is the top of a cedar tree, slightly blurred due to the long exposure.

The image was developed from DNG Raw in Lightroom. Some contrast adjustments and background gradient subtraction performed in Photoshop CS4.

I hope you enjoy the view!

cheers
Darryl

[Bob Harris]

wonderful photo here, great job. We are such a tiny speck in the universe viewing your photo.

[daacon]

Awesome and from your home turf lucky dog !

[AussieTrev]

Nice especially from the front deck. Must be a bit rural, little light pollution.

[Sailor]

Oh I love this - super job.

Jer

[Ex Finn.]

Great capture, thanks for sharing.

[SointulArt]

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

Nice especially from the front deck. Must be a bit rural, little light pollution.

Yes, it's a fairly quiet part of the world. The town of Port McNeill is about 5kms away, which does cause a bit of light pollution, but nothing like being in a large city. The only problem here, is that it is a maritime environment, so clear skies at night are something to be thankful for

cheers
Darryl

[RobG]

And I though there weren't many stars in the Northern Hemisphere sky! Nice shot!

[tessfully]

I love this shot of the milky way… wow wow wow….