Learn to Shoot the Night Sky with Sigma Ambassador, Babak Tafreshi
Precision Camera and Video is hosting an online webinar where you can learn to shoot the night sky with National Geographic Photographer and Sigma Ambassador, Babak Tafreshi, on August...
SpaceX Launch from American Soil was a Huge Success!
With today's SpaceX launch, SpaceX and NASA have successfully completed the PINNACLE MOMENT of what was imagined long ago at the onset of the Commercial Crew Program. Launching astronauts...
Who Owns The Moon? Everyone and No One.
We live in a time when virtually every country and private industries have some designs on the Moon. The era of space tourism seems like it is just around...
Send Your Name to Mars
NASA is making the fantastical a tangible thing. They have announced that they will launch the Mars 2020 rover next year. With this launch, we, the public, can make...
College of DuPage Weather Forecasting Tools
Cloud clover can destroy a Milky Way photography trip fast. I had a conversation a couple of years ago with another photographer. During that conversation, I had an...
Light Pollution Filter Mega-Comparison by B&H Photo Video
Light pollution is the bane of Milky Way photographers. The garish yellow, orange, or blue colors that artificial lights cast upon our landscapes and night skies often make processing...
Save Our Night Skies from Light Pollution
As a child, I remember seeing the Milky Way when visiting my grandparents in rural Klickitat County, Washington. It dominated the night sky in the summer, stretching from the...
Magnetic Declination and Drifting Poles – the Earth’s Compass is Shifting
You may be asking yourself - why is there an article about
magnetic declination and the Earth's magnetic field on a web site about Milky Way Photography? Isn't that a bit too nerdy for a photography website?You may be asking yourself - why is there an article about
magnetic declination and the Earth's magnetic field on a web site about Milky Way Photography? Isn't that a bit too nerdy for a photography website?
Sunrise, Sunset – When Exactly Is It?
As a Milky Way or landscape photographer, you quickly realize that the Sun (or Moon or Milky Way) rise time is highly dependent on where you are. You'll be...
See The Best Vacation Spots in Our Solar System – Wanderers by Erik Wernquist
there's a film that shows all my dreams and more come true! Made in 2014 by Swedish film maker Erik Wernquist, the film Wanderers shows what it could be like to travel around our solar system. Wernquist, a digital artist and animator, took actual images from NASA spacecraft and combined them with live action and computer generated graphics. The film shows tourists exploring and experiencing the beautiful vistas across our solar system.
