All Things Low Light

The following three images are different examples of recent dark sky/low light photography. 

The image above looks east at a meteor streak (upper right) from Brentwood Drive NE in Cedar Rapids, Iowa at 3:06 am CDT, Sunday, August 11, 2024. It is a 13 second exposure at f/4.5, ISO 1000, 24mm focal length. This was one day before the meteor shower's peak day, as the following night was forecasted to be cloudy (and was). At center in the image is the Pleiades star cluster. The constellation Perseus is at upper left. The bright object between the trees above the roof is the -2.22 magnitude planet Jupiter. The 0.06 magnitude star Capella is seen at far left.

8:29 pm CDT, Friday, August 16, 2024. Looking west at post-sunset sky from the High Trestle Bridge in Boone County, Iowa. The half-mile, 13 story bridge over the Des Moines River is part of a 25 mile pedestrian and bicycle trail that connects the towns of Woodward and Ankeny. Image is a 1/13 second exposure at f/7.1, ISO 100, 33mm focal length. Sunset was at 8:05 pm. 

8:48 pm CDT, Monday, August 19, 2024. A "Super Blue Moon" rises in the eastern sky as seen from Bowstring Drive at Alburnett Road in the Bowman Meadows housing development in Marion, Iowa. This is a composite image. The foreground is a 6 second exposure at f/4.5, ISO 100, 36mm focal length; the moon itself at 1/40 second at f/4.5, ISO 200, 70mm focal length. A Super Moon is defined as a full moon at its closest point to the Earth (perigee). A Blue Moon is a full moon occurring twice in a single month. The next "Super Blue Moon" won't occur again until 2037! Nikon Z6ii camera.

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