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

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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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      reinald@nrw.socialR This user is from outside of this forum
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      @Howard amazing. Stunning. Mind blown!

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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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        coldclimate@hachyderm.ioC This user is from outside of this forum
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        @Howard absolute belter

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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 @LifeTimeCooking

          Extraordinary photo!

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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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            mlanger@mastodon.worldM This user is from outside of this forum
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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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