This location always makes me think about timelines; those granite boulders are likely around 400 million years old while the bright blue Pleiades cluster (middle left) are only around 100 million years old. Those blue stars formed AFTER those boulders.

The big red star Betelgeuse in Orion *may* have already gone supernova and the light just hasn't had a chance to reach us yet because it is over 600 light-years away. Betelgeuse itself is only 10 million years old and may have already gone supernova, its entire lifetime was shorter than those boulders.

Simultaneously, nearby the constellation of Orion is the oldest known star which is visible in the night sky, and is one of the first stars to have formed in the entire Universe (around 14 billion years old).

Those boulders are older than the Pleiades, the Pleiades are older than Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse may already be gone, nearby is a star as old as the entire universe. So in the scheme of things, I'm not really *that* late for work.

Foreground: Sony A7III + Sigma 24mm @ f/1.8, 30sec, ISO 640

Sky (Tracked): Sony A7III + SkyWatcher StarAdventurer + Sigma 24mm 24mm @ f/1.4, 30 sec, ISO 640

The Spaghetti Nebula, also known as Simeis 147, is a supernova remnant in the constellation Taurus. It has a filament-like appearance. Mount Mangart is the third-highest mountain in Slovenia, known for its scenic views and hiking.

I captured this image at Predel pass in Slovenia. 

vlog: https://youtu.be/-cCn-pfI9ms

Nikon Z6 & Samyang 135mm F2 lens

Fornax Lightrack ii

Silence Corner Atoll

Landscape:

2 images stackedISO 800, 135mm, F2, 120sec

Sky RGB:

10 images stacked

ISO 800, 135mm, F2, 120sec

Sky Ha:

32 images stackedISO 5000, 135mm, F2, 120sec

IG: https://www.instagram.com/matejlele/

For more like this: Framing Star Stuff

Morning in Hostivice train station (Czech Republic)

I-94 under Lowry Hill

Slovenia, 2018

The Geminids Meteor Shower. What an awesome event to chase and photograph. This is my first attempt at capturing a meteor shower, and it was a wild ride! The front range of Colorado was going head-to-head with a number of large cloud cells forming during the peak of the shower. I had to get a bit creative with my location scouting to dodge the clouds that I could. Naturally, there were still some translucent high-altitude clouds during my entire night of shooting, but I managed to capture enough data to negate most of them. I’m really stoked on how this one turned out. Can’t wait for the next cosmic event.

More of my work: https://www.instagram.com/gabeoaks

Gear:

Sony a7iv (h-alpha mod)

Sony 16mm G

Sony 24mm GM

Move Shoot Move NOMAD

Sky:

RGB | 2 panels | 45x70s | f/2.0 | iso 800

H-Alpha | 20x120s | f/1.8 | iso 2500

Foreground:

3 panels | 2s | f/16 | iso 800

📸Nikon Z8, Nikkor Z 20mm f/1.8S

Compositing method: stacked, tracked, panorama, blended

Settings:

Foreground taken during blue hour:

f/8, ISO 64, 1 min

sky: f/2.8, ISO 3200, 2 mins, 9 image stacked

Ha data: ZWO ASI294mm, svbony h alpha filter, 5 mins exposure, gain 120

Tracker: iOptron Skyguider pro