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𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐞𝐬 🌌

📍Mendocino Magic
Laytonville, CA

Have you seen truly dark skies? You can see the Milky Way with your own eyes, no need for cameras. It’s a truly magical experience everyone should see in their lives.

Thank you @mendocinomagic for being an advocate for preserving pristine skies. ✨

#darksky #milkyway #astro #astrophotography darkskies taken in Mendocino Magic by @azhoneybee

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14 days ago

𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 🌀

“𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘦”

Star trails reflect Earth’s rotation, or spin, around its axis. The Earth makes a complete rotation relative to the backdrop stars in a period of about 23 hours and 56 minutes. So, as seen from Earth, all the stars go full circle and return to the same place in the sky after this period of time. This revolution with respect to the stars is what astronomers call a 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘢𝘺.

How do you photograph star trails? You need a tripod, and a camera that can take long exposures. You can do multiple shots of 30, 70 or 90 seconds at a low ISO (depending on your exposure time).

Use 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐗 -a free software, that allows you to blend all your shots and create a beautiful circumpolar image!

Have you tried photographing star trails before?

#startrails #astro #circumpolar #longexposurephotography #arizona taken in Arizona by @azhoneybee

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21 days ago

𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐂𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ✨

August Milky Way in a dark sky at Mendocino Magic. 🪄

I haven’t done much Milky Way photography this year. My Nikon really misses me. I’ve been busy with other projects. Also, the southwest skies have been covered for the most around the new moon during the summer months. Hopefully the fall and winter will be clear for some astro 🔭

40 single exposure images stacked with starry landscape stacker to bring out the colors of the nebulosity.

✨📷🫶🏼😚

#darksky #milkyway #astro #nikonz6iii #mendocinomagic taken in Mendocino Magic by @azhoneybee

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a month ago

𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 & 𝐏𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚 𝐍𝐆𝐂 𝟕𝟎𝟎𝟎 & 𝐈𝐂 𝟓𝟎𝟕𝟎

Captured as a wide field image, I am so happy how sharp and detailed it turned out! Images with HaO and SO filters, I did a SHO palette combination. Captured with ZWO 2600 MC PRO using @svbony SV535 f2.8, this lens continues to impress me!

𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 𝘕𝘦𝘣𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘥𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘶𝘭𝘧 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘤𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵.

𝘈𝘯 𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘕𝘦𝘣𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘺𝘨𝘯𝘶𝘴.

Clear Skies! 🔭

#northamericanebula #NGC7000 #astro #clearskies #zwo taken in Mendocino Magic by @azhoneybee

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2 months ago

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐚 𝐌𝟑𝟏 🌌

The sign that fall is approaching. 50 images taken with the view of Half Dome at Yosemite NP.

Protect NP and the dark skies. ✨

#M31 #andromedagalaxy #halfdome #yosemitenationalpark taken in Yosemite National Park by @azhoneybee

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2 months ago

𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐞
📍Yosemite National Park

A beautiful place at night. I have never needed to bump my ISO to more than 6500, but here, shooting at 13 secs only, it’s need it. The sky is so dark and pristine, it was hard as single exposure, and I didn’t have my tracker. You can also see the Triangulum Galaxy.

In love.

#m31 #m33 #astro #halfdome taken in Half Dome, Yosemite National Park by @azhoneybee

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2 months ago

𝐀 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚 𝐍𝐆𝐂 𝟐𝟎𝟕𝟎

Image taken early in January. I only had one hour to image before the LMC went below the horizon, so not the best image but I am sharing because I don’t know when I’ll be able to see the LMC again, even for just 60 minutes 🥲

#lmc #astro #largemagellaniccloudCloud #clearskies taken in Oaxaca Mexico by @azhoneybee

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3 months ago

𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐈 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐲 🍀

Best scenes are desert scenes. Can you name the plants featured in this photo?

#milkyway #astro #astrophotography #arizona taken in Arizona by @azhoneybee

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3 months ago

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 ⛈️

Did you know? A monsoon isn’t just a big storm—it’s a seasonal weather pattern that brings warm, moist air, creating the dramatic thunderstorms that bring life back to the desert each summer. 🌵☔

#monsoonseason #rain #weather #arizona #monsoon taken in Arizona by @azhoneybee

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3 months ago

𝐖𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰! Elephant Trunk, Flaying Bat and a little Squid Nebula.

The Flying Bat Nebula (Sh2-129) and the Elephant’s Trunk Nebula (IC 1396) are two sprawling emission nebulae in the constellation Cepheus. Located roughly 2,400 to 3,000 light-years away.

This wide-field image captures both the Elephant Trunk Nebula and the Flying Bat Nebula in one photo. If you look closely you can see a faint Squid nebula inside the wings of the bat.

These colorful clouds of gas and dust are where new stars are being born. The Elephant Trunk looks like a giant cosmic trunk reaching into space, while the Flying Bat stretches its wings across space.

just 120 mins of imaging under dark sky. Short attention span. 🐿️

@zwoastro 2600 MCpro
@svbony SV535 APO 2.8 105 mm

#astrophotography #astro #nebulae #dso #clearskies taken in Arizona by @azhoneybee

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3 months ago

✨ The Cygnus Loop ✨ 🔭

What looks like a colorful cloud in space is actually the remains of a giant star that exploded thousands of years ago. The glowing wisps are created as the explosion continues to spread through space, lighting up the surrounding gas. Located about 2,400 light-years from Earth, the Cygnus Loop is a beautiful reminder that even the end of a star’s life can create something truly spectacular. 🌌✨

images in 2025.

#cygnusloop #astro #clearskies #supernova taken in Arizona by @azhoneybee

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3 months ago

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰? 🧠🧐

The Milky Way often appears bluer near cities because artificial lights scatter through the atmosphere. This light pollution washes out the faint colors of the galaxy, leaving behind the brighter blue light. The Milky Way is still there -but the city’s glow changes how we see it. This photo was taken just 45 miles outside of Phoenix.

I found a secluded spot outside the city where I spent the night capturing the Milky Way and doing some astro imaging last month. Peaceful time to decompress and enjoy a windy and quiet summer night.

𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞: The light in the fire ring was artificial. Please follow current fire restrictions in Arizona.
🚫🔥🪵

#milkyway #astro #arizona #nightscapes #nightscaper taken in Arizona by @azhoneybee

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