Submitted by middle-class-trash- t3_11a35yu in pics
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chrispymcreme t1_j9rjvfb wrote
I almost got sea sick seeing it for the first time. Ohhhh that's why it's called the milky way!
nhaines t1_j9t7vmv wrote
Note that in those conditions, on a moonless night, the Milky Way will cast your shadow on the ground.
Enjoy your next visit, friend. :)
Barrrrrrnd t1_j9tkl7p wrote
Yeah we timed it for a new moon on a chilly march long weekend. The stars barely tinkled and we didn’t need our flashlights. It was just incredible.
middle-class-trash- OP t1_j9v65w7 wrote
I took this in goblin valley like 30 miles from there
carrotmaaan t1_j9qixc5 wrote
At first I thought its Griptape lol
grunkage t1_j9rqsqx wrote
Haha, I was like, this is a weird picture of sandpaper.
bk15dcx t1_j9poo6r wrote
It took me a few seconds
CaptainPunisher t1_j9qgki5 wrote
Me, too. I was thinking that it was pointed down, or maybe a composite picture, as if someone tore out the center piece of a second pic and put it in the middle of another one. Finally, it hit me that were looking up from the bottom of a canyon. Jesus, I was perplexed!
reddit_user13 t1_j9r6sab wrote
The camera, too.
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the_matador_64 t1_j9sdnf0 wrote
This is an awesome picture. What blows my mind is that up until a couple hundred years or so ago, this is what the night sky looked like everywhere.
BigPicture11 t1_j9phtw9 wrote
Great pic.
frothy_pissington t1_j9s0htn wrote
Meanwhile at r/camping half the pictures are just of people’s 4x4’s with tents on the roof.
Graphics_Nerd t1_j9qlcfe wrote
I was probably 13-14, my parents took me on a houseboat vacation to lake Powell. The first night I went up to the top deck and nearly fell over I was so overwhelmed by how many stars were out. It’s truly truly stunning and it’s an absolute shame this isn’t how it looks everywhere.
ALttN t1_j9qqqv9 wrote
looks like the opening cutscene of Myst!
Mister_Bishop t1_j9qs055 wrote
"I realized, the moment I fell into the fissure, that the book would not be destroyed as I had planned. It continued falling into that starry expanse of which I had only a fleeting glimpse. I have tried to speculate where it might have landed, but I must admit, however— such conjecture is futile. Still, the question of whose hands might someday hold my Myst book are unsettling to me. I know that my apprehensions might never be allayed, and so I close, realizing that perhaps, the ending has not yet been written."
yoholife t1_j9rhyl9 wrote
What did you use to take the shot?
middle-class-trash- OP t1_j9v56nq wrote
Canon 6D with a 15mm lens they quit making in the 90s. 3 min exposure at 2.8
Rkozlow t1_j9pmg5h wrote
This is mind blowing.
reallyoldgreg t1_j9pua50 wrote
That’s an insane photo.
UncleYo t1_j9qlg24 wrote
Glorious. I once watched a meteor shower atop a houseboat on Lake Powell in 1995. This beats it. Thank you for sharing
wilbeans t1_j9qyjtx wrote
Beautiful pic. I thought this was a brisket when i was scrolling by quickly. Think I should get something to eat lol.
Any-Jury3578 t1_j9rg31k wrote
One of my favorite travel memories is Capitol Reef National Park to look at stars. It really does look like that with no moon. This shot is beautiful.
raegenweber t1_j9planz wrote
Wow beautiful capture
DrewOz t1_j9poxdp wrote
So ummm, you said this was your first time?
Paolo2ss t1_j9px0r6 wrote
🥹
favnh2011 t1_j9pxixm wrote
Nice pic.
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Theamazing-rando t1_j9qe70g wrote
Immediate onset wanderlust!
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Kal-Kent t1_j9qj1cb wrote
I wonder how many stars is in this frame?
danner801 t1_j9qmp5x wrote
dont show everyone this! Shaq thinks we are boring! we are fine with that!
danner801 t1_j9qmsfg wrote
amazing pic though!
HoosierRed t1_j9qwffr wrote
How the actual F did we get here, existing on this planet? Wild photo.
hazysight0 t1_j9qxhxo wrote
Awesome picture!!
gravion17 t1_j9qyym0 wrote
Holly Hell!! Great shot
The8thHammer t1_j9qz0tx wrote
celestial hideout mtx
rocketlauncher2 t1_j9r3tmr wrote
What is that? Never seen it before.
CursedAtBirth777 t1_j9r58nx wrote
Dayum!!!
ChimpyEvans t1_j9r6ki2 wrote
Ember Twin vibe
rachevyguy t1_j9r9t3n wrote
This is why I wish they would shut off all the lights one night so everyone can just see how small we are. Also the mystery of ancient civilizations building In line with stars, they were staring at them for generations $
nhlgirl1969 t1_j9rc3ig wrote
Any wild animals to fear?
lost_raspberries74 t1_j9rg6sr wrote
The amount of vertigo I’m getting, but the view far outweighs the nausea
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ABrandNewEpisode t1_j9rv3s9 wrote
God this is amazing.
bench0d t1_j9s1dv8 wrote
Okay but how long was the shutter set for? One would be hard pressed to see this with the naked eye
normains t1_j9s6q6s wrote
I'm not in general an anxious person; seeing phots like this gets my heart going, but in the best way. Space is so fascinating and overwhelming, and trying to grasp the scale is what gets to me the most. Fantastic photo.
Not-A-Throwaway-2day t1_j9ser6k wrote
I can see the stars Watson, what does it mean?
We're small and insignificant in this magnificent cosmos Holmes?
Yes, and that someone has stolen our tent.
FooBarJo t1_j9shha3 wrote
This came out pretty good. What type of camera?
middle-class-trash- OP t1_j9v4ost wrote
canon 6D with a 15mm lens they quit making in the 90s. 3 min exposure
Koltov t1_j9sj7ta wrote
This has to be edited, right? I went to Zion last month and stayed up late to see something like this. I couldn’t see anything remotely close to this with the naked eye.
bulboustadpole t1_j9svwfh wrote
It's most likely a composite photo made of the sky being merged with a pic of the canyon.
h846p262 t1_j9sjpwm wrote
Legggo
bulboustadpole t1_j9svtho wrote
Just so people know most of these types of pics are not an actual single photo. They usually take a long exposure of the sky alone and then merge that into the pic of the background. This is because doing long exposures on stars in the sky will absolutely blow out anything that isn't the sky such as trees or in this case the canyon walls.
middle-class-trash- OP t1_j9v4eza wrote
3 nin exposure at 2.8
Joren67 t1_j9t3ig8 wrote
I'm wondering, living in a overly lightpoluted country as Belgium, can you really see this with the naked eye or is this just taken with high exposure?
middle-class-trash- OP t1_j9v4a5x wrote
I was at goblin valley utah. to the naked eyr the sky was about half as bright but still amazing compare to light poluted SE michigan. I think the exposure was like 3 min
munchmills t1_j9t5dc4 wrote
These are always fake.
middle-class-trash- OP t1_j9v3z95 wrote
I have like 50 more that are the same but differnt from that trip
munchmills t1_j9vexxi wrote
I'm sure you do but this is not how the night sky will look in real life to the human eye.
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middle-class-trash- OP t1_j9vgdsf wrote
when you turn off all lights for 10 min it looks the same. you can see your shadow with no moon
Fnortherner t1_j9t6b8x wrote
Wow. It’s like you’re on a another planet. Beautiful.
tourofzuldrak t1_j9t71ru wrote
Wow absolutely breathtaking
rco8786 t1_j9tmtms wrote
When I see images like these it makes way more sense why pre-electricity humans thought there were gods up there.
Creative_Cycle_1553 t1_j9uglta wrote
Almost looks as if this picture was taken looking down at shiny water.
amirali__ t1_j9q8wca wrote
My sky doesn't look like your's 🤨
Barrrrrrnd t1_j9qhwpr wrote
I stayed for a few days in capitol reef national park in Utah. It has one of the darkest skies in the country. It was absurd how many stars there were. I knew it would be a lot but I wasn’t really ready to feel like I could almost run my hands through them like sand, they were so many and seemed so close. It was pretty overwhelming and I want to go back so bad.