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  3. After spending many hours checking flight routes, moon phases, and the movement of the cosmos throughout the night, I worked out that around 00:00 GMT would be the best time for me to try and shoot the Milky Way from a flight I'd booked.

After spending many hours checking flight routes, moon phases, and the movement of the cosmos throughout the night, I worked out that around 00:00 GMT would be the best time for me to try and shoot the Milky Way from a flight I'd booked.

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  • howard@mstdn.wherehowardgoes.comH howard@mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com

    After spending many hours checking flight routes, moon phases, and the movement of the cosmos throughout the night, I worked out that around 00:00 GMT would be the best time for me to try and shoot the Milky Way from a flight I'd booked.

    πŸ“ 37,000 ft in the air over northern Armenia.
    πŸ“· OM System OM-1 II β€’ OM System 8 mm f/1.8 Fisheye Pro.
    ⏱️ ISO 25600 β€’ 16 seconds (2 seconds Γ— 8 stacked) β€’ f/1.8.

    #MilkyWay #WingFriday #WindowSeat #AirTravel #Astrophotography #Photography

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    @Howard @Michigander Very nice!

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      @GaldeSteen Oh man, what a beautiful sight! It makes me really sad that so many people don't care about, or look up at wonder at the night sky nowadays.

      I read a statistic that suggested over 80% of the world's population now live under light polluted skies. That figure apparently rises to about 99% in Europe and North America.

      Do many at sea still know how to navigate by the stars with all the GPS tech nowadays?

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      • michaelporter@ottawa.placeM michaelporter@ottawa.place

        @Howard @megsouth 8-second exposures? You have steady hands!

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        @MichaelPorter @megsouth Thanks, although my camera did a lot of the heavy lifting. It's 16 seconds' worth of shots. The camera takes 8 shots at 2 seconds exposure in quick succession and then stacks them together.

        The IBIS on OM System cameras are really amazing!

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        • mlanger@mastodon.worldM mlanger@mastodon.world

          @Howard @Michigander Very nice!

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          @mlanger @Michigander Thank you so much, Maria. 🫢

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          • scruffyjunco@sfba.socialS scruffyjunco@sfba.social

            @Howard @LifeTimeCooking

            Extraordinary photo!

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            @ScruffyJunco @LifeTimeCooking Thanks, Scout. I'm just glad I had something to show for all the planning I did! 🫢 Glad you like it.

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            • coldclimate@hachyderm.ioC coldclimate@hachyderm.io

              @Howard absolute belter

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              @coldclimate Thanks, coldclimate! 🫢I'm glad you enjoyed the shot. Not the cleanest due to stupid dirty window near the wing tip, but at least the galactic core is clear.

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              • reinald@nrw.socialR reinald@nrw.social

                @Howard amazing. Stunning. Mind blown!

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                @Reinald Thank you so much, Reinald! I didn't think I could pull it off, but so happy it all worked out!

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                • howard@mstdn.wherehowardgoes.comH howard@mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com

                  @mlanger @Michigander Thank you so much, Maria. 🫢

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                  @Howard @Michigander Thank you for sharing such a great image.😊

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                  • rachelthornsub@famichiki.jpR rachelthornsub@famichiki.jp

                    @Howard Oh. My. God. I wonder if you are the first person to ever do this on a regular commercial flight.

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                    @RachelThornSub Thank you, Professor Thorn. 🫢 I'm glad you like it. I'm sure I can't be the only person to have wanted to shoot the Milky Way from a plane though. But probably not shown very often due to how many moving parts there are to trying such a shot?

                    If you look closely at this shot, you can see some blurry bits near the wingtip due to some dirt / ice on the window. But thankfully it doesn't obscure the actual galactic core.

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                    • howard@mstdn.wherehowardgoes.comH howard@mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com

                      @RachelThornSub Thank you, Professor Thorn. 🫢 I'm glad you like it. I'm sure I can't be the only person to have wanted to shoot the Milky Way from a plane though. But probably not shown very often due to how many moving parts there are to trying such a shot?

                      If you look closely at this shot, you can see some blurry bits near the wingtip due to some dirt / ice on the window. But thankfully it doesn't obscure the actual galactic core.

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                      @Howard It's an amazing shot, and it's amazing you were able to do it with all the constant vibration of a flying plane.

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                      • howard@mstdn.wherehowardgoes.comH howard@mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com

                        @coldclimate Thanks, coldclimate! 🫢I'm glad you enjoyed the shot. Not the cleanest due to stupid dirty window near the wing tip, but at least the galactic core is clear.

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                        @Howard my dude, it's a photo of the freaking Milky Way taken from a freaking jet doing 500mph. It's astoundingly

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                        • howard@mstdn.wherehowardgoes.comH howard@mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com

                          @MichaelPorter @megsouth Thanks, although my camera did a lot of the heavy lifting. It's 16 seconds' worth of shots. The camera takes 8 shots at 2 seconds exposure in quick succession and then stacks them together.

                          The IBIS on OM System cameras are really amazing!

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                          @Howard @megsouth Yeah my OM-1 (the original, from the 1970s) wouldn't hold a candle to it πŸ˜„

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                          • howard@mstdn.wherehowardgoes.comH howard@mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com

                            @MichaelPorter @megsouth Thanks, although my camera did a lot of the heavy lifting. It's 16 seconds' worth of shots. The camera takes 8 shots at 2 seconds exposure in quick succession and then stacks them together.

                            The IBIS on OM System cameras are really amazing!

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                            @Howard @megsouth I guess I read the original specs wrong. I thought it was two 8-second exposures, not eight 2-second exposures. Still, nice that the camera does the stacking for you πŸ‘πŸ»

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                            • howard@mstdn.wherehowardgoes.comH howard@mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com

                              After spending many hours checking flight routes, moon phases, and the movement of the cosmos throughout the night, I worked out that around 00:00 GMT would be the best time for me to try and shoot the Milky Way from a flight I'd booked.

                              πŸ“ 37,000 ft in the air over northern Armenia.
                              πŸ“· OM System OM-1 II β€’ OM System 8 mm f/1.8 Fisheye Pro.
                              ⏱️ ISO 25600 β€’ 16 seconds (2 seconds Γ— 8 stacked) β€’ f/1.8.

                              #MilkyWay #WingFriday #WindowSeat #AirTravel #Astrophotography #Photography

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                              @Howard that's a beauty

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                              • howard@mstdn.wherehowardgoes.comH howard@mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com

                                After spending many hours checking flight routes, moon phases, and the movement of the cosmos throughout the night, I worked out that around 00:00 GMT would be the best time for me to try and shoot the Milky Way from a flight I'd booked.

                                πŸ“ 37,000 ft in the air over northern Armenia.
                                πŸ“· OM System OM-1 II β€’ OM System 8 mm f/1.8 Fisheye Pro.
                                ⏱️ ISO 25600 β€’ 16 seconds (2 seconds Γ— 8 stacked) β€’ f/1.8.

                                #MilkyWay #WingFriday #WindowSeat #AirTravel #Astrophotography #Photography

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                                @Howard

                                Well done! Superb photo!

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