This is one of my favorite spots and one of the reasons I moved to Maine: the view of the Milky Way at Pemaquid Harbor from a good friend's house. The ridiculously bright light across the harbor is coming from Fort William Henry. A few years ago they installed a dusk-to-dawn sodium vapor lamp to light up the property all night long, every night of the year for "safety reasons." I can remember how many more night sky features were visible from this location during the years previous to the light being installed.
The Milky Way rises above the desert dunes at Goblin Valley State Park near Green River, Utah while the moon lights up the foreground and creates a 'blue hour' glow in the sky.
This is a 4 image panorama featuring the Spring arc of our Milky Way galaxy reflected in the calm water of Unity Pond, Maine. The structure on the left is a train trestle located on the unused train tracks. This is a tough spot to shoot from because of the rocky & marshy terrain but well worth it. There is quite a bit of green airglow in the sky and the orange hue on the horizon is light pollution. Nikon D600 & 14-24 @ 15mm f/2.8 - 4 x 30 secs - ISO 4000 05/07/14 – 2:45AM
