![A bright night sky A photo of the night sky over a shiloutted house and trees. The sky is not dark, but you can still make out a lot of stars in the sky thanks to the long exposure.](/photos/a_bright_night_sky/DSC09141_hu8d6af3879743529ba2b795b31326b5e5_20582537_1008x800_fit_q85_box.jpg)
Where I live there is a lot of light pollution, so whenever I’m in a more sparsely populated part of the country I can’t resist trying to photo some stars. Being late May, the sky isn’t really dark enough, but given it was going to be a clear night I set my alarm and got up at the mid-point between sunset and sunrise to see what I could see.
The moon was bright, so this is a shot of the sky away from the moon. Despite the brightness of the sky, I still got some stars, and if I squint a bit on the longer exposures I can tell myself I can see some traces of the Milky Way.
This is one area where the A7RII’s high pixel count works against me. I can’t take as long an exposure as the usual rule of thumb says, as I still get star trails. So I have to go shorter and boost the exposure, but a little noise is preferable (to me) than trailed stars.
17 May 2024
Sony A7RII with a Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 lens
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