Yup! However, a camera captures much more light than the eye can see which is why the Milky Way appears brighter in this photo than one could see with their naked eye. Edits to the photo are made to bring out the details of the Milky Way Core, which is also why it appears more brilliantly than one can see with their eyes.

Florida's Forgotten Coast is one of the darkest places one can find for astrophotography in Florida. Located in northern portions of the state, this landmark is the St. Marks Lighthouse. It's the 2nd oldest lighthouse in the state and was originally built in 1831 before being rebuilt in 1842. Access to this location is difficult (legally) when the Milky Way rises in spring in the eastern skies. However, a short 25 minute window before twilight is available as soon as the primary gate opens at 6am. So I got to the gate at 6am and waited as it opened and quickly went to the location and snapped as many perspectives as I could in the 25 minute window before astronomical twilight brightened too much.

EXIF: 5 exposures for the sky at ISO2000, f/2.8, and 20s with Sony a7iii and Sigma 14mm f/1.8 lens. 5 exposures for the foreground at ISO4000, f/2.8, 30s.

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Thanks! This was my first attempt at it at a different spot up here in the Florida Panhandle.

Thank you! Not a fire, it's a light. Trying to practice with light painting 🙂

The Big Dipper as photographed over a palm tree on a Florida Beach. This was at Wakulla Beach in the St Marks Wildlife Refuge.

Sony a7iii and Viltrox 20mm f/1.8 lens.

South isnt that bad! Ive been able to get alot of astrophotography in. Just look at my profile and IG.

In the western sky after sunsets yes

Wednesday night

Thank you!

Yup Westcott Building!

Thankfully I got my degree 10 years ago before things got worse. Despite things getting worse here, still love this state for the beauty it provides. Refuse to let it be taken over.

Thank you! Yea just a small 7 second window. The Moon and Jupiter didn't reappear after this so very lucky!

Weather was really crappy, but sometimes mother nature throws you a break! That was the case for me Wednesday evening as I hoped to catch the trifecta of celestial objects in the Moon, Jupiter, and Venus. However, with an expansive stratus deck overhead I was about to give up when I saw a few glimpses of the moon peak out between rare breaks in the stratus. So I went to my planned shooting location and sat, camera ready, waiting for that one break in the clouds. Unfortunately, with how expansive the deck was, it prevented me from capturing all three bodies, but I was able to take advantage of a 7 second break in the clouds to capture this image!

The foreground is a 3 image HDR to capture the large dynamic range of the building. The background containing the Moon and Jupiter was blended in to the HDR foreground. Brought up the lower exposure of the background (which consisted of one of the 3 HDR shots) to match the lighting of the foreground while preserving the highlights in the Moon/Jupiter to not overexpose them.

Sony a7iii, Samyang 85mm f/1.4 lens.

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The rules in this subreddit go by UTC time. It's on the right side.

"Images are only allowed on Sunday UTC"

Thanks! Was doing a lot of different compositions here before the moon came up so just had to eyeball it and get as close as possible!

Thank you!

"Jupiter near Opposition"

September 14, 2022

5 images at ISO 4000, f/3.5, 20 seconds with Sony a7ii and Viltrox 20mm f/1.8 lens. 5 dark frames as well.

Captured near Panacea, Florida. I wanted to get out and document the incredibly bright planet Jupiter rising in the eastern sky after sunset near opposition in this composition. It's incredible how much the planet shines in the night sky during opposition and it's so bright the reflection off the water was incredibly strong.

A repost because I forgot to add the location in title.