Astrophotography

There are some shots I took trying astrophotography for the first time. I was at Black Mesa State Park in Oklahoma. They have a dark sky policy at night so I thought I would give it a try. Overall, I think these came out well for my first attempt. I took a total of 20 shots each at four sections of the Milky Way galaxy. I had planned on stacking them for a better image, but I guess that process will have to wait (I need more software for that). For now, these are the first shot for each section of the galaxy. The exposure was for 20 seconds to allow the most light to the camera sensor without star trails due to Earth’s rotation.