I am in love with the night sky. Saturday (actually early sunday) I was driving along a rural highway and noticed how exceptionally potent the stars were. Even the faint band of the milky way was visible streaking across the sky, a sight that is generally reserved for the cold, humidity free months of winter.

When I got home, I decided to attempt to snap a couple photos, even though it was really late and i was tired. This was looking almost straight up, with part of the milky way crossing the frame. The longer i stood out there looking up, the more stars that I would start to notice. I also find it interesting that while to the eye, most stars look to be a plain white, in the photo many of them are various colors. I also found it interesting that ’star trails’ are apparent after only a 30s exposure.

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