I Spent The Summer Photographing The Milky Way Galaxy In Hawaii

I am unable to associate stress with Astrophotography. Stumbling around alone, in the dark attempting to capture the night sky has turned out to be quite therapeutic and relaxing for me. I lost sleep this summer but I had some pretty memorable nocturnal adventures instead.

So glad I finally got around to spending more nights exploring the island. Equipment: Sony a7, Rokinon 24mm, 14mm, Tripod, Remote Shutter Release and a couple Flashlights. Nearly all images taken at 24mm f/1.4, 20s, ISO 3200 unless specified. Post-Processing done in Adobe Lightroom and Nik Plugins. All images taken on The Big Island of Hawaii during the summer of 2016. All images except Volcano/Coast shots taken on Mauna Kea.

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The track of a plane flying into Kona as The Milky Way sets on the ocean.

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Andromeda Rising.

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Stargazing along the Kona Coast.

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Halema’uma’u Crater.

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The Green line is Keck Telescope’s Adaptive Optics Laser Tracking the Galactic Core.

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The Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxy above the Kohala Coast.

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Certain things you would be wise to sacrifice sleep for. Meteor + Mauna Loa

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Halema’uma’u Crater and The Galaxy.

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Anomalous Line.

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Perseid Meteor Falling to Earth over Mauna Loa.

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