Church Bay’s Cosmic Cathedral
The Milky Way as seen from just above Church Bay, at Weaver Point, in Co. Cork. This was last night, a few minutes after the moon had set. Unfortunately, the centre of the galaxy was hidden behind a bank of clouds at the horizon. The forecast said there would be about 30% cloud, but thankfully…
Milky Way Over the Costa Brava
In July 2022, I was in Llafranc and wondered if I’d be able to photograph the Milky Way. Dark skies maps of the area showed glowing lights all along the coast, and it seemed unlikely, but I wandered down to the beach one night to try. I was pleased with the result because there was…
The Milky Way in Tenerife
The Milky Way captured from inside Teide National Park. This is a stacked image created from 19 images of the sky and 10 “noise” images. It was assembled in Sequator using this video tutorial to help me figure out how to use it. Final adjustments in Lightroom. Getting to Teide National Park, inside a volcano,…
The Milky Way and the Cloud
The starry sky photographed in the darkness of Sheep’s Head, Co Cork last weekend. In between rain and storms I captured a few shots of our celestial neighbours.
The Milky Way and Perseid Meteors
Urban light intrudes on a long exposure shot of the night sky, but it was worth it. Got three Perseid meteors and the Milky Way.
The Milky Way & Aurora
The faint red glow of the Aurora and Milky Way over Lost Lake a few weeks ago. September 2017.