<![CDATA[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.

📍 37,000 ft in the air over northern Armenia.
📷 OM System OM-1 II â€Ē OM System 8 mm f/1.8 Fisheye Pro.
⏱ïļ ISO 25600 â€Ē 16 seconds (2 seconds × 8 stacked) â€Ē f/1.8.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/d22638ef-cec6-434d-9982-588c86886ec3/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.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 02:15:05 GMTSat, 25 Apr 2026 06:46:11 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:00:40 GMT]]>@Howard

Well done! Superb photo!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/ginaintheburg/statuses/116479153965624928https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/ginaintheburg/statuses/116479153965624928Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:00:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:51:02 GMT]]>@Howard that's a beauty

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Lizette603_23/statuses/116479116084012858https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Lizette603_23/statuses/116479116084012858Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:51:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:21:31 GMT]]>@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 👍ðŸŧ

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ottawa.place/users/MichaelPorter/statuses/116478292218205023https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ottawa.place/users/MichaelPorter/statuses/116478292218205023Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:21:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:20:04 GMT]]>@Howard @megsouth Yeah my OM-1 (the original, from the 1970s) wouldn't hold a candle to it 😄

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ottawa.place/users/MichaelPorter/statuses/116478286495834078https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ottawa.place/users/MichaelPorter/statuses/116478286495834078Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:20:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:21:24 GMT]]>@Howard my dude, it's a photo of the freaking Milky Way taken from a freaking jet doing 500mph. It's astoundingly

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/coldclimate/statuses/116477112118292959https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/coldclimate/statuses/116477112118292959Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:21:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:15:30 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://famichiki.jp/users/RachelThornSub/statuses/116477088921817593https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://famichiki.jp/users/RachelThornSub/statuses/116477088921817593Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:15:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:12:35 GMT]]>@RachelThornSub Thank you, Professor Thorn. ðŸŦķ 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.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com/users/Howard/statuses/116477077443040328https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com/users/Howard/statuses/116477077443040328Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:12:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:14:41 GMT]]>@Howard @Michigander Thank you for sharing such a great image.😊

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/mlanger/statuses/116476849783005230https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/mlanger/statuses/116476849783005230Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:14:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:42:11 GMT]]>@Reinald Thank you so much, Reinald! I didn't think I could pull it off, but so happy it all worked out!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com/users/Howard/statuses/116476721985413883https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com/users/Howard/statuses/116476721985413883Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:42:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:41:36 GMT]]>@coldclimate Thanks, coldclimate! ðŸŦķI'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.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com/users/Howard/statuses/116476719673141103https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com/users/Howard/statuses/116476719673141103Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:41:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:39:16 GMT]]>@ScruffyJunco @LifeTimeCooking Thanks, Scout. I'm just glad I had something to show for all the planning I did! ðŸŦķ Glad you like it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com/users/Howard/statuses/116476710545441581https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com/users/Howard/statuses/116476710545441581Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:39:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:38:41 GMT]]>@mlanger @Michigander Thank you so much, Maria. ðŸŦķ

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com/users/Howard/statuses/116476708248565340https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com/users/Howard/statuses/116476708248565340Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:38:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:29:38 GMT]]>@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!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com/users/Howard/statuses/116476672628362551https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com/users/Howard/statuses/116476672628362551Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:29:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:53:33 GMT]]>@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?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com/users/Howard/statuses/116476530778840365https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com/users/Howard/statuses/116476530778840365Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:53:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Sun, 26 Apr 2026 11:48:46 GMT]]>@Howard @Michigander Very nice!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/mlanger/statuses/116470849601619397https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/mlanger/statuses/116470849601619397Sun, 26 Apr 2026 11:48:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:39:55 GMT]]>@Howard @LifeTimeCooking

Extraordinary photo!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/ScruffyJunco/statuses/116470342989253516https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/ScruffyJunco/statuses/116470342989253516Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:39:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:24:32 GMT]]>@Howard absolute belter

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/coldclimate/statuses/116466507631709884https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/coldclimate/statuses/116466507631709884Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:24:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:57:51 GMT]]>@Howard amazing. Stunning. Mind blown!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nrw.social/users/Reinald/statuses/116466166768542354https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nrw.social/users/Reinald/statuses/116466166768542354Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:57:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:11:23 GMT]]>@Howard @megsouth 8-second exposures? You have steady hands!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ottawa.place/users/MichaelPorter/statuses/116465748118858543https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ottawa.place/users/MichaelPorter/statuses/116465748118858543Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:11:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:16:04 GMT]]>@Howard Oh. My. God. I wonder if you are the first person to ever do this on a regular commercial flight.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://famichiki.jp/users/RachelThornSub/statuses/116465530622390734https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://famichiki.jp/users/RachelThornSub/statuses/116465530622390734Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:16:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:28:18 GMT]]>@Howard ðŸ˜ē 😍

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