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Category: Photography
Just three photos of the deer in our back garden, and then the moon.
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Now to the moon, taken last Friday.
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It was impossible to resist taking these photographs of the moon.
A stunning photograph, courtesy of EarthSky.
I hope that I can republish this photograph. I shall provide all the details.
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On 07/17/2026 11:00 pm by Enrico Modica | Website | Portopalo di Capopassero, Sicily, Italy
The photograph was captured at approximately 11:00 PM (23:00 CEST) on July 17, 2026, near Isola delle Correnti, the southernmost point of Sicily, Italy, where the Ionian Sea meets the Mediterranean Sea.
The image depicts the Galactic Centre of the Milky Way rising above the island, with the lighthouse beam reflecting across the sea and naturally guiding the viewer’s eye toward the star-filled sky. The bright central bulge of our Galaxy lies in the direction of the constellation Sagittarius, approximately 27,000 light-years from Earth. Also visible are several prominent summer constellations, including Scorpius (with the bright red star Antares), Ophiuchus and Aquila (with Altair).
Camera: Nikon D750 (full-frame DSLR)
Lens: Samyang 14 mm f/2.8
Mount: Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer 2i Pro (star tracker)
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Camera: Nikon D750
Lens: Samyang 14 mm
Star tracker used
30 stacked exposures
ISO 800
Aperture: f/3.2
Exposure time: 45 seconds per frame
Foreground
4 untracked exposures
ISO 400
Aperture: f/4
Exposure time: 30 seconds per frame
Processing
The sky images were calibrated, aligned, and stacked using DeepSkyStacker to improve the signal-to-noise ratio. The RAW files were then developed in Adobe Lightroom Classic, while the final image was completed in Adobe Photoshop, where the tracked sky and the static foreground were blended and refined to achieve a natural representation of the scene while preserving the finest details of the Galactic Centre.
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It is a stunning image.
It takes me back many years to when I was living on Songbird of Kent, a sloop, in Cyprus, and using the summers to cruise. I will never forget the night skies at sea, far from lights from the land.
Beautiful!
Just some beautiful pictures.
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These photographs were taken by Ethyn.
More will be shown in a week’s time.
And I heard more about where they were taken: “They were taken June 6th 2025 at the Rocky Mountain national park The statue was taken in Estes Park, outside the Stanley hotel.”
A mother and her two fawns were photographed yesterday morning.
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It was a question of taking the photographs but not getting too close to the family.
The second set of cloud photographs.
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As was said a week ago, these photographs were taken on Tuesday, June 23rd.
Just the wonderful clouds above our home.
The eight photographs were taken on the 23rd June; four to be shown today and four in a week’s time.
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The rest of these photographs on Sunday, July 5th.
Just some photos taken yesterday around the home.
It rained over night, the 24th, and in the morning of the 25th.
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Fabulous colours at dawn.
Last Thursday, the 18th, I happened to glance out of the kitchen window. It was about 0445 PST and the colours of the sky were magnificent.
I immediatly grabbed my camera and went onto the deck, looking towards Mount Sexton.
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They are all as shot. The only changes made are the size of the photograph and the intensity of the image.
And we should not forget that today is the Summer Solstice.
The June solstice arrives at 8:25 UTC (3:25 a.m. CDT) on June 21, 2026. For the Northern Hemisphere, it’s the longest day and shortest night. For the Southern Hemisphere, it’s the shortest day and longest night. Watch this video with EarthSky’s Deborah Byrd to learn the top 3 sky sights on this June solstice 2026. And what does “sun stands still” really mean? Plus, EarthSky’s Will Triggs joins to tell us about visiting Stonehenge on the solstice!
The moon and the sun.
The following photographs were taken from our deck, looking Eastwards, yesterday morning.
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I have been thinkg of Pharaoh, my late German Shepherd, recently. So here are some photos of him.
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Beloved Pharaoh. Born: June 3rd., 2003 – Died: June 19th., 2017.
A very special dog that will never be forgotten.
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