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Under the Milky Way in Joshua Tree National Park

Joshua Tree Under the Milky WaySummer is the best time to catch glimpses of the galactic center of the Milky Way. This photo was taken in Joshua Tree National Park on August 13, 2010. The galactic core of the Milky Way was visible after sunset in the South-Southeast direction but the milky way extends completely across the sky from horizon to horizon. It was visible all night long until sun rise.

To see the Milky Way, the ideal time is summer during or around a new moon so that the moon light doesn’t drown it out. Head to a place far away from the pollution of city lights. To photograph the galactic core, I suggest making sure you don’t have a city positioned to the south of your location. Your long exposure will pick up the light from the city.

Taken with a Canon 5D Mk II with the Canon EF 16-35mm 2.8 lens. Settings: f 2.8, 20 second exposure, 6400 iso.

In the video below, you’ll notice a meteor burning up and leaving a cloud of smoke at around the 00:32 second mark.

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Can’t see the video? Try this link: http://vimeo.com/14173983

37 thoughts on “Under the Milky Way in Joshua Tree National Park

  1. Ricardo says:

    How come there is no trail of the stars on a 20 sec exposure??
    How many photos did ou take for one minute video?
    Thx

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  20. ELIZE says:

    Amazing!

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  27. VERY Well done! Thank you for sharing this with the world.

  28. fred baron says:

    Hey, great job man! These are fabulous. Thanks for sharing them.

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