My astronomy photo’s are amongst my best photo’s, but also my most frustrating ones. It’s difficult going outside in the cold only to find out a cloud was blocking the milky way or your focus was off. With this page I will show you how to make starlight photography as well as showcase my work.
Only during the hardest Covid-19 lockdown it was possible to take photo’s like this during the new moon on a cloudless night. When container-ships as well as tourists weren’t allowed to come here. A photo like this can’t be taken again.
The milky way above the lighthouse of Texel, Netherlands
Using a tripod on a clear night you can obtain a picture like this.
The milky way above snowy mountains in greater Tibet
The milky way above the abandoned town of Imlili, Western Sahara
The milky way above a sunken Spanish fishing boat, south of Imlili, Western Sahara
Star trails above the Taklamakan desert, Xinjiang, China
Stars at a small Dutch Island – Texel, The Netherlands
Moon above Texel, The Netherlands
Burmese jungle stars, Khampat ခန်းပတ်, Myanmar (Burma)
Near mount Everest, Nepal
Near mount Everest, Nepal
Near mount Everest, Nepal
Star trails above the Negev desert, Israel
The milky way above snowy mountains in Greater Tibet
The milky way above a sunken Spanish fishing boat, south of Imlili, Western Sahara
If you leave the camera running for an hour (of put together 60x 1 minute exposures), you get a circle. Because earth spins around the North – the center of the circle is the north star – Polaris.
Circular star trails
Negev desert, Israel
Milky way above the Taklamakan desert, Xinjiang, China
Stars and cars, remote parts of Burma at the border of India.
Starry self portrait, Texel, The Netherlands
The milky way above the abandoned Mosque of Imlili, Western Sahara
Linear star trails in the remotest jungle of Laos
Circular star trails in the Negev Desert, Israel – south of Mitzpe Ramon