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Thursday, July 26, 2018

Mountain Meadows and the Milky Way in Motion

This Thursday, my gratitude is for the stars and to our friend, Brian, for hosting the Thankful Thursday blog hop. I love being in touch with the phase of the moon and the positions of different constellations in the sky. I am most in touch with the night sky when we camp.

We recently camped in the middle of a mountain meadow that was perfect for star gazing.

It had an incredible view of green meadows, misty mountains, and a lake.

I couldn't miss the opportunity to photograph the stars in the sky. Because the moon was new, the sky was dark enough to see the Milky Way. You can also see the faint outline of the lake in the lower left.
As I took the star photos, a lightning storm was underway in the lower left corner of my frame. The lightning made a cloud glow when it flashed.

I took photos almost all night long so that I could make a time lapse movie of the Milky Way drifting across the sky (condensed into 1.5 minutes). As you watch it, look for the glow of the clouds when the lightning flashed. You'll also see that there was a disappointing level of air traffic - it must have been an airplane highway to someplace faraway.

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23 comments:

  1. easyweimaranerJuly 26, 2018 at 4:02 AM

    that is breathtaking... I wish such moments would last forever or for a very long time...:O)

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  2. Brian's Home BlogJuly 26, 2018 at 5:38 AM

    I would love to see the stars like that just once, they are amazing! Thanks for joining the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!

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  3. Yamini MacLeanJuly 26, 2018 at 5:57 AM

    Hari Om
    Truly awe-inspiring... YAM xx

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  4. MadSnapperJuly 26, 2018 at 5:59 AM

    I agree with Mark, breathtaking it is.. I have never seen this many stars in real life. and all that beautiful green space with trees is a wow moment also

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  5. Box Canyon Blog.comJuly 26, 2018 at 6:31 AM

    Thanks for staying up all night :)

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    1. KBJuly 26, 2018 at 7:51 AM

      I'd love to take credit for that... but, instead, I programmed a device to trigger the camera to take photos, all night long!!!

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  6. Millie and WalterJuly 26, 2018 at 7:38 AM

    You sure find some peaceful places to get away to. There was so much to look at in the video. I loved watching the lightning storm in the distance.

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  7. DukeJuly 26, 2018 at 7:53 AM

    Wow - just wow!

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  8. Mary HoneJuly 26, 2018 at 8:10 AM

    Love this. Being in a place dark enough for the milky way is special.

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  9. Berts BlogJuly 26, 2018 at 8:45 AM

    What a beautiful video. I hope you know how much joy your work does for so many of us. thank you soooo much

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  10. My Mind's EyeJuly 26, 2018 at 9:00 AM

    We are in awe!! My word never seen such photos of the stars and the Milky-Way.
    thank you for staying up all night or most of it in order to make this video
    Hugs madi and mom

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  11. My Mind's EyeJuly 26, 2018 at 9:01 AM

    LOL just read you reply about not staying up but using technology. Still quite an effort to set up
    Hugs madi and mom

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  12. IngerJuly 26, 2018 at 10:52 AM

    Thank you for staying up taking the pictures and then making this video. It is beautiful, interesting, and inspiring.

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  13. Nancy JJuly 26, 2018 at 11:05 AM

    Always, your night videos show us nature as we do not see it, the lightning storm, flashes of airplanes, and the Milky Way slowly weaving its way, truly outstanding.

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  14. My GBGV LifeJuly 26, 2018 at 1:58 PM

    Mom used to see lots of things from the cockpit back when she was a flight attendant, but normally she isn't real interested in what goes on in the sky. Your shots are super nice, though.

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  15. Idaho PugRanchJuly 26, 2018 at 3:42 PM

    So very beautiful and the music is so relaxing
    hugs
    Hazel & Mabel

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  16. ♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥July 26, 2018 at 6:12 PM

    That video is amazing - great job despite the air traffic. We like to think they were just shooting stars:)

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  17. NCmountainwomanJuly 26, 2018 at 6:13 PM

    Inspiring photographs. Just lovely. What a shame that so few people ever get to see the Milky Way because of the light pollution.

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  18. Ruby Rose and the Big Little Angels 3July 26, 2018 at 7:03 PM

    We are thankful for your great photos

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  19. Tails Around the RanchJuly 27, 2018 at 12:07 PM

    Totally incredible!

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  20. The Adventures of the LLB GangJuly 27, 2018 at 1:08 PM

    Nope...no words can describe this beauty...thank you so much for capturing it!!

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  21. tweedlesJuly 28, 2018 at 9:24 PM

    We love this KB!
    love
    tweedles

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  22. jank1961July 29, 2018 at 11:28 AM

    Beautiful! What are the flashes of light sometimes seen on the ground?

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