Starry night over Fire Island

I was surprised to see so many stars with the light pollution from the city! Next time I want to shoot the back of the lighthouse so the ocean is behind it. I should be able to get a lot more stars.

Thanks for looking!

Nice shot.

cmoy wrote in post #17467504
I was surprised to see so many stars with the light pollution from the city! Next time I want to shoot the back of the lighthouse so the ocean is behind it. I should be able to get a lot more stars.

Thanks for looking!

Love the shot , just hate the light pollution . But being a lighthouse it has good reasons .

Fire Island ?

Thanks Jimmy!

the jimmy wrote in post #17467947
Nice shot.

Thanks Celestron! Next time there I will try to shoot towards east so the light pollution is behind me. Maybe I'll get more stars.

Celestron wrote in post #17468196
Love the shot , just hate the light pollution . But being a lighthouse it has good reasons .

Yes it is.

Davenn wrote in post #17468312
Fire Island ?

Here's another shot.

cmoy wrote in post #17516794
Here's another shot.

Nice shot! Wondering how you capture the rays. Does the light rotates around the light house?

Hello Chris,
On a crisp moonless night, you can easily see the Milky Way from there with the naked eye. Field 2 of Robert Moses is open to star gazers with permits as it is a very good location, one of the best on the Island. Nice images.

Thanks mindfiction! Yes, the light turns. With a 2 sec exposure I was able to get the light streak.

mindfiction wrote in post #17523524
Nice shot! Wondering how you capture the rays. Does the light rotates around the light house?

That's awesome!!!! Thanks for the heads up Joe!

Joe929 wrote in post #17525468
Hello Chris,
On a crisp moonless night, you can easily see the Milky Way from there with the naked eye. Field 2 of Robert Moses is open to star gazers with permits as it is a very good location, one of the best on the Island. Nice images.