Yes, on a moonless night in a dark sky site. You won’t necessarily see vivid colors but you’ll see the same structures, albeit fainter because this is a long exposure.
Not likely you’ll be able to see it very vividly when there’s skyglow from nearby cities, though. Hence, look for dark sky sites. National parks with wide open spaces are generally great for this, like Joshua Tree or Grand Canyon, as long as no one’s driving past.
Lumpy_Ad7002 on
You’ll get close in a really dry location far from city lights. Death Valley, for example. But human eyes just aren’t that sensitive to really low light levels
virtual_human on
I’ve only seen the Milky Way once in my life, halfway between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
ang_mo_uncle on
Yes, though not in this fidelity and color.
You want
– cloudless skies
– clean air
– low humidity
– high altitude
– as little civilization close by as possible (or at least that they turn of exterior lights at night)
– no major urban areas close by BC light pollution.
There’s a few OKish ones in Europe, the US has quite a few good ones. Grand Canyon is one decent option considering thst there’s other things to do there as well 😛
denta87 on
I was on top of Haleakalā at 3am with no moon a few weeks back and you could see the Milky Way, nothing as colorful as this though. There is an observatory in the summit which is one of the few places with little to no light pollution.
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Yes, on a moonless night in a dark sky site. You won’t necessarily see vivid colors but you’ll see the same structures, albeit fainter because this is a long exposure.
Not likely you’ll be able to see it very vividly when there’s skyglow from nearby cities, though. Hence, look for dark sky sites. National parks with wide open spaces are generally great for this, like Joshua Tree or Grand Canyon, as long as no one’s driving past.
You’ll get close in a really dry location far from city lights. Death Valley, for example. But human eyes just aren’t that sensitive to really low light levels
I’ve only seen the Milky Way once in my life, halfway between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
Yes, though not in this fidelity and color.
You want
– cloudless skies
– clean air
– low humidity
– high altitude
– as little civilization close by as possible (or at least that they turn of exterior lights at night)
– no major urban areas close by BC light pollution.
There’s a few OKish ones in Europe, the US has quite a few good ones. Grand Canyon is one decent option considering thst there’s other things to do there as well 😛
I was on top of Haleakalā at 3am with no moon a few weeks back and you could see the Milky Way, nothing as colorful as this though. There is an observatory in the summit which is one of the few places with little to no light pollution.