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Jupiter, Saturn and the Milky Way
Sharbot Lake Provincial Park. July 15, 2021 Single exposure Nikon D810a 60s f/5 ISO 2500 14mm (tracked) Sharbot Lake Provincial Park, Ontario , Canada. 12:15am July 15, 2021 Last night I got in the car and drove 45 minutes north up to Sharbot Lake both to get away from local light pollution, and experience nature. Theres a spot in the park with a cement dock and it was absolutely perfect for south pointing Milky Way exposures. Not much view of the north at that spot but north can be found elsewhere in the park. The mozzies were surprisingly light! I got a few pics and thought at first glance (back of the camera) they would do. Looking at them now, the sky was much haszier than I realized, and there is some cloud in the south obscuring the horizon. Looks like I'll go back again at August new moon. The highlight of the night was the loons, beavers, raccoons and everything else that makes noise at night on a moonless night under the Milky Way. I'm not sure who was more scared, me or the beaver. But my heart skipped a beat when he flapped his tail. (her?) And when a loon is calling from so close you think you can touch it, that's pretty cool. All while your camera is capturing photons under the night sky in summertime.

Northern Flicker
hunting for grubs