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“Chief’s Galaxy”
Story:
During the beginning hours on July 4th, the galaxy celebrates with its constellation of stars in alignment with Haystack Rock in Pacific City, Oregon.
As fate would have it, the night of the new moon had only occurred two nights prior which meant the night sky was absent of the moon’s illumination.
The alignment of the galaxy (the core of which is predominantly visible during the summer months in the Northern hemisphere) with Haystack Rock (Chief Kiwanda) occurred at approximately 3:30 a.m. – only 2 hours prior to sunrise!
Because of the proximity to sunrise, there was enough light coming from the approaching sun to the east to illuminate the foreground just enough to make visible.
Light pollution from nearby Lincoln City is strongly visible to the left of the image, and a ship’s green light can be seen to the right. The planet Jupiter is also visible just above the cloud deck to the right of Haystack Rock.
Bioluminescent algae are visible to the lower right edge of the cape.
And there’s a streak of light from a satellite passing overhead.
So much happening in one photograph.
Nature’s fireworks.
-BAP
Location:
Cape Kiwanda
Pacific City, Oregon
45° 13' 8.4'' N, 123° 58' 34.6'' W
Google Map Link
Time: 03:43 PDT (1 hr 51 min before sunrise)
Date: July 4th, 2019
Camera & Settings:
Single Exposure
Nikon D800E, NIKKOR 14-24 mm f/2.8G, tripod
ISO 6400, 14 mm, f/2.8, 37 sec
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“Chief’s Galaxy”
Story:
During the beginning hours on July 4th, the galaxy celebrates with its constellation of stars in alignment with Haystack Rock in Pacific City, Oregon.
As fate would have it, the night of the new moon had only occurred two nights prior which meant the night sky was absent of the moon’s illumination.
The alignment of the galaxy (the core of which is predominantly visible during the summer months in the Northern hemisphere) with Haystack Rock (Chief Kiwanda) occurred at approximately 3:30 a.m. – only 2 hours prior to sunrise!
Because of the proximity to sunrise, there was enough light coming from the approaching sun to the east to illuminate the foreground just enough to make visible.
Light pollution from nearby Lincoln City is strongly visible to the left of the image, and a ship’s green light can be seen to the right. The planet Jupiter is also visible just above the cloud deck to the right of Haystack Rock.
Bioluminescent algae are visible to the lower right edge of the cape.
And there’s a streak of light from a satellite passing overhead.
So much happening in one photograph.
Nature’s fireworks.
-BAP
Location:
Cape Kiwanda
Pacific City, Oregon
45° 13' 8.4'' N, 123° 58' 34.6'' W
Google Map Link
Time: 03:43 PDT (1 hr 51 min before sunrise)
Date: July 4th, 2019
Camera & Settings:
Single Exposure
Nikon D800E, NIKKOR 14-24 mm f/2.8G, tripod
ISO 6400, 14 mm, f/2.8, 37 sec
The camera can see more stars and galaxies than the naked eye, but these five celestial objects were clearly visible.
Sky Guide® was used to identify the celestial objects in Chief’s Galaxy.
