Night Vision

The Southern Utah night sky is renowned for its brilliance. There are nights when you look up and see only stars, not much black. Around the new moon phase is the best time to watch and Orion is prevalent in the southern winter sky.

 

The Milky Way appears in the night sky in Southern Utah near Zion National Park
That bright star in the upper right is  Sirius, the brightest object in the night sky besides the moon and planets. Sirius is part of the constellation Canis Major which borders Orion. The Milky Way  forms to the south in this shot.  The object in lower left is a UFO.

 

The constellation Orion appears in the night sky at Zion National Park, Utah
The constellation Orion with the belt to center right. Betelgeuse, the amber star, is above the belt near the top of this image and Rigel is the blue star below the belt. Sirius is the bright object to the left. Rigel appears bright because it’s 47,000 times brighter than our own sun but some 800 light years from earth. Our sun is only 8 light minutes away from us.

 

The stars are out in large numbers at Zion National Park, Utah
This image was produced with a 30 second exposure, F4.0 and an ISO of 3200

 

The stars are out in large numbers at Zion National Park, Utah
This image was produced by taking 185 exposures for about 2 hours and stacking them in StarStaX.

 

The stars are out in large numbers at Zion National Park, Utah

The ambient light from the town of Springdale was just enough to light up The Watchman and a fence at Zion National Park, Utah

 

The Big Dipper can be seen in the dark skies at Zion National Park, Utah
The Big Dipper  is upside down during the winter. The top two stars point left towards Polaris(North Star) which is at the end of the Little Dipper.(Not Shown)

Michael Andrew Just

7 responses to “Night Vision”

  1. Susanne Avatar
    Susanne

    I don’t have a bucket list. I think they’re silly and have the potential to make you feel bad about not accomplishing them but, well…let’s just say your photography make me want to visit all the places I see in them.

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    1. Michael Andrew Just Avatar
      Michael Andrew Just

      Thanks Susanne! I don’t have a bucket list either because it would be endless.

      Reply
  2. katelon Avatar
    katelon

    What an amazing view of the sky. It’s been so long since I’ve been able to see the stars like that.

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  3. Eliza Waters Avatar
    Eliza Waters

    I’d love to one day see the stars without the light pollution that surrounds most of us. Living in a rural I do get to see more stars than city dwellers, but nothing like what I’ve heard described by folks like you. Thanks for sparking my imagination!

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    1. Michael Andrew Just Avatar
      Michael Andrew Just

      Thanks Eliza and you’re welcome

      Reply
  4. denisebushphoto Avatar
    denisebushphoto

    WONDERFUL post and images!

    Reply
  5. Firasz Avatar
    Firasz

    Thats long work–i can see that !

    Chees,
    Firasz

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