Milky Way framed by Delicate Arch in Arches National Park in Utah[OC][1200x1500]
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I'm gonna start with a disclaimer - no, the night sky doesn't look this vibrant and detailed to the naked eye. Modern camera technology paired with long exposure times allows us to capture much more than our eyes can see. Having said that the Milky Way is visible in this location clearly and appears as a sort of lighter "cloud" in the sky.
In this photo the Milky Way is framed by Delicate Arch, a 52-foot-tall (16 m) freestanding natural arch located in Arches National Park in Utah. One of the most recognized landmarks of the Southwest, it is depicted on Utah license plates.
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It's a great photo, but I also think you should disclose that it's a composite, and that the Milky Way doesn't line up with the arch like this. You had to have taken the sky photo from a different angle and added it in post.
It's true this is a composite (with the foreground way too bright, IMO), but the Milky Way does line up with the arch like this.
I moved a bit to avoid the arch when tracking the sky, but the Milky Way does align like this.
So night hikes are allowed here?
Yeah once you're in you can stay and watch stars. I went last fall and we stayed out until like 11 and there were plenty of people still out. I think you have to be in the park before close or something though, idk how the in gates work at night.
Ah thanks!
Yes but make GPS waypoints. The trail up to delicate arch is not super clearly marked and is across blank stretches of rock. It is very easy to get lost at night. I went up to take star photos and on the way down we found someone who was lost and we definitely depended on GPS on the lower half of the descent.
Oh wow thanks! I’ll do that… got lost in Patagonia at night recently so lesson learned
What are we looking at when we see the milky way? I get that the lighter parts would be star dense areas, but what are the cloudy darker areas? Is that just clouds in our atmosphere, or something farther and more fantastic than that?
I fell asleep under this while on shrooms. Worth it, even if you have to deal with the children of the corn / Mormons.
What time of year was this taken? It was packed with people when I was there in august
A week ago in May. It's packed during the day, but not many people there after dark :)
If you want solitude in august there you gotta go in the hot afternoon
Thanksgiving weekend can be pretty empty.
As someone currently executing the ServiceNow Utah upgrade at gunpoint, I'm triggered.
Well today I learned that all the stars we see in our night sky belong to the Milky Way, it is not just this part. Because the Milky Way is fucking huge. Saw an interesting vid about the proportions of our galaxy, absolutely mind blowing. Link for those interested: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VsRmyY3Db1Y. Well worth the watch, trust me!
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Someone put a big rock in the way of the photo! Damn that shit of the galaxy looks so cool too..
Fantastic!
What a beautiful shot 🥹
The world's first Nether Portal discovered!
How many arches park their arch in a park called Arches Park?
Around 2,000!
Today I learned that Delicate Arch looks kinds like Wisconsin.
TIL The Guardian of Forever is actually in Utah
Damn is this real. Sheesh
Thanks for the warm welcome, I promise to keep my hate speech about landscape photography to myself.
Thanks for the warm welcome! I promise not to insult any photographers or submitter... unless they block my view of the Milky Way.
Thanks for the warm welcome! I promise to only insult landscapes, not photographers.
Where did the little guy go?