gregsmith, 1 month ago to Astro

The Milky Way over some interesting rocky hills, with a touch of green airglow.

#milkyway #stars #astro #astrophotography #airglow

nlskies, 3 months ago to Astro

More 2023 astro musings ...

During the summer, I get to spend some time in my "local" #DarkSkyPreserve - #TerraNovaNP. 2023 did not disappoint.

When conditions permit, I like to use a wide field lens and take in the Milky Way and landscape. And occasionally I corral a meteor or two along the way.

If I get lucky, I sometimes snag some #AirGlow ripples or a #MeteorSmokeTrail (like the one here, captured Aug 12)!

#astrodon #nlskies2023
#nlastro #astrophotography

Night time image. Overlooking a wooden rail onto a meandering brook. Some nearby trees to the right and a forest of trees beyond the brook. Above the horizon is the night sky with the Milky Way rising vertically above the brook. The Milky Way is particularly brownish at the horizon (center of our galaxy!). Reflections of the Milky Way and stars are visible in the brook.
Dark night sky - very many small stars throughout. This is looking up at the Milky Way which runs middle left to upper right of image. Bottom left and upper right are tops of some fir trees, mostly in shadowy outline form. Just below and left of center is a small oval smudge representing the Andromeda galaxy. The main attraction is the streak of a meteor, just below and right of center. It starts left in green colour and gets brighter and whiter towards the right, with also some hint of red. There is also some smoke starting to drift away from the straight bright meteor streak. Some vertical and faint-green ripples of airglow are visible across the image.

Dark night sky - very many small stars throughout. Along top left corner is faint white whispiness of the Milky Way. Bottom left - tops of some fir trees can be seen, mostly in shadowy outline form. Just left of center is a small oval smudge representing the Andromeda galaxy. This is a slow-motion timelapse which shows a bright meteor appearing center-right of image, disappearing quickly and then replaced by a smoke trail which gradually shrivels and twists, drifting downward and eventually evaporating. Also - some vertical and faint-green ripples of airglow are moving from right to left.

iangriffin, 7 months ago to Astronomy

Looking towards Mount Charles on an incredible Otago Peninsula night when the atmosphere was excited by green airglow. No wind made for wonderful reflections from the inlet's splendid surface. #airglow #Astronomy #NewZealand

iangriffin, 7 months ago to Astronomy

Quite like this picture, on another night of wonderful airglow over New Zealand.. This was 23rd April 2015 when my favourite boatshed was still a thing! . #airglow #astronomy #NewZealand

iangriffin, 1 year ago to random

What a night last night at the University of Canterbury's Mount John Observatory. The airglow was magnificent throughout the night. So bright you didn't need a flashlight to move around! #airglow #NewZealand