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Painting with LightI used a simple flashlight to illuminate the silo, while God uses a solar storm and the Earth's magnetic fields to paint the whole sky. ![]() ![]() Orion in FocusThis 24 second exposure was done by taking the picture more out of focus every few seconds to give the stars a larger circle. ![]() ![]() Orion in FocusThis 26 second exposure was done by taking the picture more out of focus every few seconds to give the stars a larger circle. Betelgeuse, a red giant star, is visible in the upper left. Orion's belt is in the middle of the picture, with his sword hanging from the belt in the lower right. ![]() ![]() Night Lights - Noctilucent CloudsHigh altitude clouds illuminated by the sun which is well below the horizon. ![]() ![]() Red Moon - Lunar Eclipse MosaicThe Earth's shadow pass over the moon during the Lunar Eclipse - February 20, 2008 ![]() ![]() Peaceful ConjunctionConjunction of the Moon, Venus and the Peace Tower, Canadian Parliament, Ottawa. ![]() ![]() Moon RingsMoon halo caused by high thin clouds containing millions of tiny ice crystals. Each ice crystal acts like a miniature lens causing a halo at 22 degrees from the moon ![]() ![]() Double HaloMoon halo caused by high thin clouds containing millions of tiny ice crystals. Each ice crystal acts like a miniature lens causing a halo at 22 degrees from the moon ![]() ![]() |
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Photography of the night sky by Troy JohnstoneThe heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge. Psalms 19:1,2
Since I was a little kid I have been fascinated with space. It wasn't long after I began to be interested in photography that I turned my camera up to the night sky. Be it the silent beauty of the Milk Way, a strange atmospheric event, or the gentle and quiet interplay of magnetic fields and solar radiation that creates the Northern Lights, I enjoy the what the heavens can show us.
© 2004-2009 Troy W. Johnstone. All rights reserved, reproduction prohibited.
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