The Galactic Centre of the Milky Way rises to the east, silhouetting and an old fishing boat that ran aground in a storm. The boat has been abandoned and makes for an interesting subject to photograph. I climbed up onto the boat that night and illuminated the cabin with a simple headlamp. This image is a single exposure photograph.
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The Tasman Valley in the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand, is an amazing place to visit by day, but once night falls, I can honestly say it one of the most amazing night skies you will ever see. I recently spent a night under the stars there above the glacier lake. It was a spectacular view looking down the valley, especially when the Aurora Australis lit up the sky to the south. The bright band of the Milky Way spanned overhead from east to west, and there were so many shooting stars that night, I lost count - it was certainly one incredible night under the stars to remember!
This 305 megapixel panoramic image is made up of 42 photos stitched together to create the final image.
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There has been quite a lot of Aurora activity lately, so I've been getting all excited and heading out with my camera as soon as I hear there is a possibility of seeing one. I'm in Wellington at the bottom of the New Zealand's North Island and you rarely get to see the Aurora Australis here, but I did manage to get this shot around 4am on Sunday 7th July 2013. It wasn't much of a display, especially compared to the one the week before, but I was excited just to capture this.
This image was shot at Princess Bay on Wellington's South Coast, and you can see the Milky Way arching above Island Bay to the right of frame, and the faint glow of the Aurora Australis can be seen in the left of frame. The Large Magellanic Cloud can also be seen high in the night sky frame left.
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The south coast of Wellington, New Zealand as the Milky Way hangs low just above the horizon. This view is from Devil's Gate looking south across the Cook Strait to the South Island of New Zealand.
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Around 3am the Milky Way shines brightly above The Gap at Castlepoint, as the nearby lighthouse illuminates the surrounding landscape. Castlepoint is on the south east coast of the North Island of New Zealand just a few hours from from the capital city of Wellington.
Shot with a Canon 5d MkII and a Canon EF 14mm f/2.8 lens.
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