First long exposure night photos

[taquintana07]

Well ive shot the moon once before but i got a new tripod so tried out a long exposure on the night sky. Im curious why the sky isnt darker? Light Polution or did i mess up? Thanks for looking!!! CC apreciated!

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b118/taquintana07/IMG_6930-2.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b118/taquintana07/IMG_6931-2.jpg

[drevilsmom]

I see you nabbed Orion very clearly. Personally, I think the glow looks like light pollution. But I'd wait to see what others have to say.

[Nighthound]

This is light pollution being recorded and is significant for a 10 minute expsure. The color is a clear indicator. A light pollution filter like this one will help but for the best results a trip to darker skies would help greatly.
https://optcorp.com/product.aspx?pid=105-182-156-840-1155-850-11392&kw=&st=0