r/LandscapeAstro

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I began formulating this idea over a year ago and in March I finally hiked out into the backcountry of Canyonlands National Park and took the photos. Now, after two months of figuring out how to edit these massive tracked, stacked, HaRGB panoramas it's ready.

March is the only time of year you can capture a double arch like this. I find it's a wonderful representation of the changing of the seasons. In addition to the double arch I've captured Orion settingegan formulating this idea over a year ago and in as winter ends and Cygnus rising as spring begins.

I'll be sharing each one in more detail soon so stay tuned!

I tend to ascribe a lot of meaning to my photos but social media isn't the best place for my long rambling explanations. This one is no different drawing influence from multiple places in what it means to me. I'll leave you with one, Psalm 19:1, "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands."

Acquisition details:

Spring's Beginning - 2 panels - 03/18/2026

Sky RGB: 65mm - 60s x 10 - f/2 - iso1250

Sky Ha: 65mm - 60s x 5 - f/2.8 - iso 2500

Ground: 65mm - 1/250s - f/9 - iso250

^ The ground was taken approximately an hour prior to twilight. I messed up the twlight foreground for this one and chose to use these from earlier while scouting the spot instead.

Ouroboros - 03/19/2026

Skies: 5 panels for both sides

RGB: 14mm - 60s x 5 - f/2.8 - iso1250

Ha: 14mm - 60s x 3 - f/2.8 - iso 3200

Ground: 12 panels x 2 rows

14mm - 1/3s - f/8 - iso 400

Winter's End - 2 panels - 03/20/2026

Sky RGB: 65mm - 30s x 12 - f/2 - iso1250

Sky Ha: 65mm - 60s x 10 - f/2.8 - iso 2500

Ground: 65mm - 1/60s - f/4 - iso 200

Equipment:

Nikon z7ii astromod

Voigtlander 65mm f/2

Rokinon 14mm f/2.8

iOptron Skyguider Pro

Astronomik 12nm Ha clip in filter

Single shot self portrait of me and a lovely little display of Northern Lights from the other night. It’s nice to have single exposures look great from time to time without having to do stacking, blending, or the other fun (but time consuming) post processing things! This shot is from Northern Minnesota near the Boundary Waters.

Sony a7RV: 13” ISO1600 F2,0

Sony A7RIII, 14mm GM, F1.8, 25sec, ISO 640, single exposure. Taken on May 18th at 0459.

This was one shot out of the stack intended for star trails.

Sunday night was the last for shooting at Big Bend. Shot off the balcony at Chisos Mountain Lodge right in the basin. This place is unreal.

Shot last night on R6 Mark II and RF 15-35 f2.8 @ 15mm 2.8, bortle 3/4

Composite image, foreground during blue hour ISO 3200 30 Sec exposure f 2.8

Sky untracked and stacked 10 25 Sec Exposures @ 3200 ISO and f2.8

Blended and stars minimized in Photoshop and Lightroom for exposure adjustments

I would love to hear some critique as this is my third Milky Way

This image was taken on 12th May with Canon 6D using Sigma 28mm 1.4
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a7iii Viltrox 20mm f2.8 20s exposure

Single 20 second exposure, f 1.4, ISO 3200. Sony A7RV + Sigma 14mm f 1.4.

An image from that magical night in May.

Shot on a Sony a7iii with an adapted Pentax-M 50mm f/1.7 lens
ISO 1600, f/2, 3.2” using a tripod

Grabbed the foreground during blue hour before the clouds moved in. Eventually the skies opened up for about an hour and the wind was absolutely ripping across the mountain the entire time. Definitely one of those hikes that feels worth it the second the stars start appearing overhead. Beautiful place to just lay back on the rocks and take it all in for a while.

This is a composite using a blue hour foreground and separately tracked sky data.

Sony A7 (First Gen)

Foreground: 20mm • f/1.8 • 4s • ISO 1600
Sky: Sony 35mm f/1.4 • tracked & stacked with MSM Nomad • 5 x 2 min

One shot at an alpine lake in Colorado capturing the Milky Way and airglow behind the Rocky Mountains. Processed in Photoshop. I used StarXTerminator to remove the stars to process the scene and process stars separately to keep them from blowing out. ISO 1600, f/2.8, 30s.

Found this dilapidated mosque in the desert to the south of Abu Dhabi. It’s a converted prefab cabin that’s seems to have been abandoned some years ago based on the condition. The foundation has collapsed on the far side as the desert sands underneath have shifted.

Sony α7R Ⅳ
14mm ƒ/1.8
ISO 3200
20 exposures of 10s stacked in Starry Landscape Stacker and edited in Photoshop

Shot this one back in March but only found time to edit it recently. Captured with Sony a6700 + Viltrox 27mm f1.2 Pro. Tracked 5x8 panorama for the skies, each shot at 30s, f1.2 and iso 400. Tracked with MSM Nomad star tracker. For the foreground I shot 4x8 panorama with 30s, f2.8 and iso 1600 for each shot. Stitched in PTGui and PS. Edited in Siril and LR.

Taken with Nikon Z8 and NIKKOR 14-24mm, 14mm, ISO 500, f/5, 30s. Processed in Photoshop. One shot with no composites.

Title says it all.

Nikon z8-16mm f1.8- 20s single raw exposure.

Milky Way just over the mesas.

From the other in far Northern Minnesota I got this 24 image panorama of the Milky Way and Northern Lights. Absolutely love this image, and extremely happy that I could capture it at this location!

EXIF: 24 single exposures taken on Sony a7RV paired with a Sigma 14 1,8 at 13” ISO 1600 f1,8

Something I've been wanting to shoot a long while, a tree frog with the milky way behind it, but the conditions have always been poor during the short breeding season so I haven't had any luck the last two year. The other night the was a short window between the clouds and I finally got it.

EXIF: Canon R6 mk III - Laowa 15mm F2 - Godox v350
Frog exposure: 1/160 - F11 - ISO4000 - with flash
Star exposures (x11): 15sec - F2 - ISO4000

The orange in the foreground is someone's camp fire.

Hi everyone!

Sharing an image from my notice attempt at Milky way photography. Shot this image in Atacama Desert, Chile in March 2026.

Please share constructive feedback on how I can improve! Thanks in advance.

Gear: Sony A7C2 + Sony 16mm F1.8 lens
Settings: ISO 3200, 10s exposure at 16mm