A little over a year ago, I visited this church for the first time. It was my first real attempt at a fully planned night of Astro. On that first visit, I still really had no idea what I was doing, but the planning and execution really cemented my love for this art. Shortly after that original outing, i made a promise to myself to go out every single month to shoot, no excuses. No more “I’m too tired”, “It’s too cold”, or “I don’t have enough time”.

Since my first visit here, I’ve learned a lot. It seemed fitting to return to this spot with all of my learned and practiced tools from the past year. Star tracking, h-alpha integration, composition techniques, more interesting foregrounds, editing workflows… I couldn’t be happier with the progress I’ve made. This is a tribute to a year of dedication and the start of many more.

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Gear:
Sony a7iv (h-alpha mod)
Sony 16mm G
Sony 24mm GM (h-alpha exposures)
Move Shoot Move NOMAD

Sky:
RGB | 6 Panel | 10x60s | f/2.0 | iso 800
H-Alpha | 3 Panel | 10x120s | f/1.8 | iso 2500

Foreground:
5 Panel | 6s | f/8 | iso 1600