Milky Way Explodes Into View During Lunar Eclipse

A total lunar eclipse wowed viewers around the world this week and in one timelapse video, it can be seen dramatically cutting the light of the night sky to such a degree that the Milky Way suddenly bursts into view. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-05-19 01:01

This is a Milky Way Timelapse Shot on 35mm Film

Photographer Jason De Freitas recently took his 35mm film camera out into the night and spent over an hour manually shooting a photo every minute. He then turned those photos into this 30-second time-lapse of the Milky Way. petapixel.com »

2020-08-20 20:41

15 Stunning Photos from This Year’s Milky Way Photographer of the Year

Travel and photography blog Capture the Atlas has released its latest installment of the “Milky Way Photographer of the Year” compilation—an annual collection of 25 photos that highlights some of the best night sky images from around the world. petapixel.com »

2020-06-24 22:39

This Milky Way Photo on Nat Geo is Raising Eyebrows

National Geographic recently published a series of gorgeous photos by photographer Beth Moon that shows some of the world’s oldest trees under the stars. But one photo, in particular, is now raising eyebrows after sharp-eyed readers noticed something strange about it. petapixel.com »

2019-05-07 21:38

This Milky Way Photo Was Shot on a Phone

The Huawei P20 Pro smartphone boasts the highest-scoring smartphone camera ever evaluated by DxOMark, sitting head and shoulders above its competition with an overall score of 109. Here’s how good the on-board Leica triple-camera system is: you can shoot beautiful shots of the Milky Way in the starry night sky. UAE-based photographer Daniel K. Cheong […] petapixel.com »

2018-08-08 22:27

This is the Milky Way Photographed in a Crystal Ball

Photographer and astronomer Juan Carlos Munoz was browsing a flea market in Santiago, Chile, a few days ago when he stumbled across some crystal balls. He bought one for a few dollars and then decided to use it for astrophotography. petapixel.com »

2018-06-22 18:18

A Time-Lapse of the Milky Way Rising Over the Brown Tahquamenon Falls

Photographer Dustin Dilworth of D3 Imagery visited Michigan’s Tahquamenon Falls at night and captured this beautiful 45-second time-lapse video of the Milky Way rising over the falls, which are known for their brown color that’s due to the tannins from sedar swamps upriver. petapixel.com »

2018-05-25 17:29

This is a ’60-Second’ Handheld Photo of the Milky Way

Photographer Jonathan Usher of Wellington, New Zealand, recently created this photo of the Milky Way rising from the horizon near his city. But get this: he wasn’t using a tripod or any other stabilization — not even a rock. petapixel.com »

2018-03-13 21:51

Shooting the Milky Way Handheld with the Sigma 14mm f/1.8 Art Lens

After getting his hands on the new Sigma 14mm f/1. 8 Art lens recently, photographer Alyn Wallace decided to take it out into the Elan Valley Dark Sky Park in Wales to put it through its paces. His first test: shooting the Milky Way handheld. petapixel.com »

2017-12-05 23:55

Video: Watch the Milky Way 'appear' as you get farther and farther from LA light pollution

According to much of the Interwebz, the residents of Los Angeles were so shocked to see the Milky Way during a 1994 blackout, that many of them called 911. The real story is a bit less dramatic—people called observatories, NOT 911, to ask about the 'strange sky' they had seen—but the sad fact remains that LA and many other cities suffer from light pollution so intense that you can't see more than a few stars in the night sky, let alone the Milky Way. dpreview.com »

2017-10-12 19:42

Planning, Shooting, and Editing Stunning Milky Way Photos

  For anyone who is interested in doing astrophotography, getting perfectly captured snaps of the the Milky Way Galaxy is the ultimate goal when photographing the night sky. However, it’s admittedly a challenging a tedious endeavor. thephoblographer.com »

2017-09-26 22:00

Searching For The Milky Way

I modified my Nikon D800 to create a astro-camera to shoot the milky way from several place in italy. I changed the original anti-ir filter wiht a Baader filter and so I created my personal version of the Nikon D800. boredpanda.com »

2017-08-31 01:46

The Fujifilm GFX 50S’s High ISO Quality is Insane

The Fujifilm GFX 50S‘s ISO invariance makes it so easy to shoot the Milky Way that it’s not even funny. I was able to take an “impossible” shot, capturing the Milky Way in the middle of Sydney, during a light festival, without bracketing on the Milky Way. The sensor captured so much info on the […] petapixel.com »

2017-06-08 20:11

How I Photographed an Erupting Volcano in Front of the Milky Way

A few weeks ago I went to Guatemala to try and shoot the eruption of Fuego, an active volcano on the edge of a little town called Antigua Guatemala. But I didn’t just want to shoot the erupting volcano, I wanted to align the eruption with the Milky Way to create something unique. I planned […] petapixel.com »

2017-04-11 21:02

Wedding Photos Under the Milky Way and Northern Lights

About a year ago, I was asked if I would like to do a wedding photography at night. The bride Erika had seen a photo of a moon halo I took earlier that year. In that photo, I had two friends that I ran into that night. They were out chasing the northern lights and […] petapixel.com »

2017-03-04 20:50

Capturing Beautiful Photos of the Milky Way… with a Polaroid SX-70

Night sky photography—the milky way, star trails, that sort of thing—usually means a decent camera and a nice bright lens. But photographer Daniel Stein has managed to make it work using just a Polaroid SX-70 and some Impossible Project IP600 film. petapixel.com »

2017-01-13 21:31

These Beautiful Images of the Milky Way Were Shot on Impossible Project 600 Film

Images by Daniel Stein. Used with permission. Photographers have very mixed opinions on Impossible Project’s film, but there’s no denying that Daniel Stein nailed this photo of the Milky Way. thephoblographer.com »

2017-01-11 11:02

Capturing the Milky Way with a Phone, Compared to the Sony a7R II

I just got back from Batanes as part of a large group of bloggers and other media people who were there to try out the photography features of the Asus Zenfone 3 line of mobile phones, courtesy of Asus Philippines. petapixel.com »

2016-11-01 20:47

This Photo Captures Lava, Milky Way, Meteor, and Moon in a Single Shot

Adventure photographer Mike Mezeul II captured something truly extraordinary a couple of weeks ago. While hiking around Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii one night in September, he managed to capture the moon, the milky way, a meteor, and flowing lava in a single frame. It’s one of those photos that comes […] petapixel.com »

2016-10-11 21:04

10 Tips For Taking Milky Way Photos in the Desert

Everything you need to know about night photography in the desert.

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2016-09-27 22:10

I’m Chasing The Milky Way Through Whole Tatra Mountains

Every time when the weather let me see the stars I'm visiting Tatra mountains in order to take photos at night. boredpanda.com »

2016-09-14 21:18

Lightroom Basics: How to Edit a Milky Way Photo

This short Lightroom tutorial will show you how to turn a simple RAW photo of the Milky Way into the kind of bright, vibrant Milky Way shot you’re probably used to seeing online—complete with out-of-this-world colors. petapixel.com »

2016-08-17 18:24