Just to get this out of the way first as it’s always asked: "Is that what the Milky Way really looks like with your naked eye? Can you really see that many stars in the night sky?" The answer is, "Yes and no." You really can see it quite clearly with your naked eye (if you are in an area with very little light pollution and no moon light), it's just not as bright as I can see with my camera. Here is a photo from Royce Bair showing what the sky will look like to just your eyes. If you have never seen it I highly suggest finding a dark sky far away from cities on a moonless night and checking it out!
I'll always remember that time I shot stars at Crater Lake before the road opened and had the whole place to myself all night. Crater Lake has some of the darkest skies you will ever find and looks amazing coated with snow. Really helps Wizard Island pop while rising up out of 9th deepest lake in the world!
If you ever go when there is a lot of snow please be careful around the edges as there have been multiple fatalities from collapses and people falling into the crater.
As always, thanks for viewing! If you would like to see more of my photos please feel free to follow me on Instagram or check out my website www.rosssvhphoto.com
Shot Info:
Nikon D610 w/ Nikon 16-35 f/4 and Samyang 24 f/1.4
Not related to the view, but I am curious at how reddit works - how does it happen that a post can amass 500 upvotes in one hour? Never seen something grow so quickly before.
![image showing Stars above Crater Lake (OR) on a clear night (OC)[2000x1600] @rosssvhphoto](dbbef1fa-40f3-549d-bf87-c4d382f20cda.jpg)
ross-svh-photo on November 16th, 2017 at 06:08 UTC »
Just to get this out of the way first as it’s always asked: "Is that what the Milky Way really looks like with your naked eye? Can you really see that many stars in the night sky?" The answer is, "Yes and no." You really can see it quite clearly with your naked eye (if you are in an area with very little light pollution and no moon light), it's just not as bright as I can see with my camera. Here is a photo from Royce Bair showing what the sky will look like to just your eyes. If you have never seen it I highly suggest finding a dark sky far away from cities on a moonless night and checking it out!
I'll always remember that time I shot stars at Crater Lake before the road opened and had the whole place to myself all night. Crater Lake has some of the darkest skies you will ever find and looks amazing coated with snow. Really helps Wizard Island pop while rising up out of 9th deepest lake in the world!
If you ever go when there is a lot of snow please be careful around the edges as there have been multiple fatalities from collapses and people falling into the crater.
As always, thanks for viewing! If you would like to see more of my photos please feel free to follow me on Instagram or check out my website www.rosssvhphoto.com
Shot Info:
Nikon D610 w/ Nikon 16-35 f/4 and Samyang 24 f/1.4
8 Shot Pano Foreground: ISO2000, 16mm, f/4, 120s
62 Shot Pano Stars: ISO8000, 24mm, f/1.8, 10s
CyborgWade on November 16th, 2017 at 07:17 UTC »
I need to go to Oregon
Fishermang on November 16th, 2017 at 07:35 UTC »
Not related to the view, but I am curious at how reddit works - how does it happen that a post can amass 500 upvotes in one hour? Never seen something grow so quickly before.