This image was taken during an annual vacation I take with my closest friends. The Milky Way rises over our rental house, reminding us that we are citizens of the universe. This photo reminds me of one of my favorite musical lyrics:
"Better the pride that resides
In a citizen of the world
Than the pride that divides
When a colorful rag is unfurled"
- Rush, "Territories"
This was taken with a Canon 60D, EFS 15-85 lens, tripod, and iOptron SkyTracker. It is a single frame, with no stacking or dark / bias frames. Processed in Adobe Photoshop.
I didn't jinx myself! I took this photo during an overnight camp with my wife at San Luis State Park on our way to a long weekend in Santa Fe.
This was taken with a Canon 60D, EFS 15-85 lens, tripod, and iOptron SkyTracker. It is a single frame, with no stacking or dark / bias frames, at ISO 1600 for 2 minutes. Processed in Lightroom.
This was taken with a Canon 60D, EFS 15-85 lens, tripod, and iOptron SkyTracker. It is a single frame, with no stacking or dark / bias frames, at ISO 1600 for 2 minutes. Processed in Lightroom.
Lyra is one of the main 88 constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union, although it is one of the smaller ones. It can be seen directly overhead (at Zenith) in late August / Early September. It is one of three constellations whose stars make up the Summer Triangle.
It contains many great telescope objects: M57 - The Ring Nebula, Epsilon Lyrae - The Double Double, Vega - A star made famous to some by the movie "Contact."
Lyra, along with its Summer Triangle companions Aquila and Cygnus, has been carefully studied by the Kepler spacecraft. Kepler-37, a star that has the smallest exoplanet, and Kepler-62, a star with a 5 planet system, are both in Lyra.
This photo is a single frame, taken from New Hampshire with a Canon 60D, EFS 15-85 lens, tripod, and iOptron SkyTracker. Processed in PixInsight.