STUNNING!

Thank you 🌠

Wow!!! Incredible!

Love compositions like this. Is there a star gazing guide for the area? I’m not as brave as you to do this during the winter 🥶

Thanks!

Thanks very much 😁 I like to watch Alyn Wallace on YouTube, he has a great 'What's in the Night Sky' every month. It's not specific to RI but it's a great general guide through the seasons.

Great image!!

Thank you!

Wow! The Orion Nebula really pops out in this.

Incredible shot!! Thanks for sharing!

You’re in Carcosa now.

Wow! I’ve never known a place in RI that allows you to see the stars like that! I’ll have to see it myself sometime

This is breathtaking! Like we are part of something so vast and immeasurable! Thanks for sharing 🖤

What does the unedited version look like?

The new moon isn't this weekend. Its Tuesday. I myself plan on heading out Tuesday night to either South Shore Beach in Little Compton, Gooseberry Island in Westport or Frosty Drew with my camera. Gooseberry is the darkest spot with the least amount of light pollution out of the three, but I want to get the observatory in the foreground of at least one shot. So I may drive the hour across to Charlestown instead. Some of my shots are here: https://www.instagram.com/jsphotori/

Star Walk 2 app on my phone. I paid for it, but there is a free version.

Thanks for the correction Pete, enjoy your time out there.

Hi, thanks! Although the Milky Way is visible to the naked eye when conditions allow, the camera's long exposures are able to achieve this amount of detail. Pretty wild 🌠😁

Thanks! I love that region of the night sky, there is so much nebulosity, giving images really nice colors.

Thank you so much, this perspective is a big reason for my pursuit of the imagery of it. Gaining clarity of what's out there, but at the same time building wonderment of the unknown and finding a sense of place and perspective. 💙 thanks for appreciating

Hi, I'm not sure how to add that image in a comment, but of course this is edited to highlight the details and look as natural as possible. I was surprised at the level of detail I achieved here, from one exposure of four minutes. I used a star tracker of course and blended sky and foreground (taken same exact time and place) in PS.

How long was this one?

This was a four minute long exposure.

This was a four minute long exposure.

Point Judith doesn't have to worry about light pollution?

I've found it possible to get good results in less than perfect conditions. For this I was pointing just west of Block Island, so there was some light coming from Westerly but using a light pollution filter and some editing I was able to get this result which isn't bad.

Oh! I thought it took longer than that -- though I suppose over thirty minutes you would get signs of motion, right?

Anything over 30 seconds requires a star tracker, but all star trackers have periodic error, preventing exposures past 4-5 minutes unless your system has a guide scope as well. It gets fairly complicated 🌠✌🏽

It really shows just how bright the Orion Nebula is and how even in the Providence area you can faintly see it.

One of my favorite constellations for all it has going on. (If Betelgeuse could supernova in my lifetime that would be absolutely incredible.)

Thank you!

A lot of noise in this image, what ISO?

Get serious. Iso 400.

You must have pulled up shadows? Post the RAW jpg.

I am beginning to remember why I didn't get into this hobby. :7)

I did pull up shadows in the foreground. Can't figure out how to post the original in a comment. I'd like to get better at light painting. ✌🏽

Equipment and settings please!

Hi, I use a Fujifilm GFX 100s with GF 23mm lens. This sky was a 4' exposure, f4, ISO 400. The foreground was the same settings. I did underexpose and so then had to raise shadows a bit.