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Cygnus region www.mattdieterich.com Copyright: Matt Dieterich https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50802307301_192ce92ca8_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50802307301_192ce92ca8_z.jpg What is your favorite area of the night sky to shoot? Aim a camera up at the night sky facing the constella...

Wide field Orion www.mattdieterich.com Copyright: Matt Dieterich https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50776927523_52be8e9e2b_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50776927523_52be8e9e2b_z.jpg I've wanted to capture a long exposure of the constellation Orion to reveal many of the beautiful deep s...

Full sky view of the Milky Way and airglow www.mattdieterich.com Copyright: Matt Dieterich https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50663180937_d8d5fffb02_b.jpg The dark night skies of Idaho provide a stunning view of the Milky Way! Here is a panorama I captured to show the full sky look at the summer M...

Cassiopeia and surrounding area www.mattdieterich.com Copyright: Matt Dieterich https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50573758141_9b8095c4e6_b.jpg What happens when you point a camera and lens at the sky for effectively 45 minutes? One can easily record stunning detail in our galaxy and also see gala...

SpaceX Starlink satellites passing overhead in succession from Craters of the Moon National Monument.

Comet NEOWISE and green airglow http://www.mattdieterich.com Copyright: Matt Dieterich https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50530520838_226d3acdb5_c.jpg I still cannot believe how bright and beautiful Comet NEOWISE was under dark skies from Craters of the Moon National Monument. The blue ion tail ex...

Absolutely one of our best nights stargazing at Craters of the Moon National Monument in Idaho. Who's your favorite person to get outdoors and adventure with? I think one of the most exciting feelings as a photographer is knowing you created a special shot. That's the yelling and screaming in excite...

This panorama showcases what has to be one of my most epic nights of stargazing yet! Comet NEOWISE setting over the mountains with the Milky Way spanning across the night sky from Craters of the Moon National Monument. Craters of the Moon Milky Way and Comet NEOWISE www.mattdieterich.com Copyright: ...

Comet NEOWISE and Airglow from Craters of the Moon National Monument www.mattdieterich.com Copyright: Matt Dieterich https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50170762223_e8ae24c583_b.jpg I captured this stack of 15 x 1 minute photos of Comet NEOWISE from Craters of the Moon National Monument. The skies ...

Comet NEOWISE from Craters of the Moon National Monument www.mattdieterich.com Copyright: Matt Dieterich https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50138302407_750038cde5_b.jpg Hard to describe the feeling of hiking through Craters of the Moon National Monument at night exploring the stunning dark skies. ...

Comet NEOWISE from Craters of the Moon National Monument www.mattdieterich.com Copyright: Matt Dieterich https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50126573748_020fb50ce5_b.jpg Comet NEOWISE is absolutely stunning and easily seen to the unaided human eye away from city lights. Here's a stack of 5 x 2 minu...

Milky Way Reflections www.mdieterichphoto.com Copyright: Matt Dieterich https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50050344453_7df81fa7da_b.jpg The night skies in the Appalachian Mountains can make it seem like the stars are so close you can reach up and pull them out of the sky. Would you like to camp he...

ISS on June 3rd, 2020
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Copyright: Matt Dieterich On the evening on June 3rd, 2020 shortly after sunset I captured a video of the ISS passing over California. Here is a single view from that video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C8aT8VCuVk I filmed the International Space Station passing overhead with a telescope from my driveway the day NASA Astronauts Bob and Doug Arrived to the ISS. Only a few short hours after NASA Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley docked to the International Space...

Messier 61 Supernova www.mdieterichphoto.com Copyright: Matt Dieterich and Nick Dunckel https://www.mdieterichphoto.com/img/s/v-10/p3897795414-6.jpg Pictured here is the beautiful Messier 61 galaxy that lies approximately 55 milion light years from Earth. I captured only 3.5 hours worth of images o...

Running Chicken Nebula www.mdieterichphoto.com Copyright: Matt Dieterich https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49691793176_e55eeb92d8_b.jpg Here is a view of an emission nebula in the constellation Centaurus known as the Running Chicken Nebula. The bright glowing red is hydrogen gas that is emitting ...

Milky Way from 35,000ft up in a plane www.mdieterichphoto.com Copyright: Matt Dieterich https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49508496118_3ac1ce6357_b.jpg Here's a view of the Milky Way I captured setting over the South Atlantic from 35,000ft in a plane while flying 570 mph. I had some funny looks hu...

Statue of Liberty Nebula www.mdieterichphoto.com Copyright: Matt Dieterich and Nick Dunckel https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49636422848_81cd57871e_k.jpg Pictured here is over 10-hours of exposure on a beautiful nebula visible in the Southern Hemisphere known as NGC3579. I used a PlaneWave Instr...

Centaurus A www.mdieterichphoto.com Copyright: Matt Dieterich https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49508496203_f4cf9a0cf9_h.jpg I imaged the Centaurus A Galaxy from the pristine dark skies of Obstech in Chile. The galaxy is an estimated 10 to 16 million light years away. Amazing to think that the ga...

Rosette Nebula www.mdieterichphoto.com Copyright: Matthew Dieterich https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49509232527_c4cd0a3486_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49509232527_d00c27dc3c_h.jpg Pictured here is the Rosette Nebula near the constellation Orion. The image is a combination of 3 sep...

MIlky Way while flying 570mph www.mdieterichphoto.com Copyright: Matthew Dieterich https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49508496118_091f2cf02a_h.jpg Here's a single photo view of the Milky Way setting over the South Atlantic from 35,000ft in an United Boeing 777 when returning from Chile. I had some...

Chilean Night Sky
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1-meter Telescope and the Milky Way
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Chilean Milky Way
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Atacama Desert Gegenschein and Milky Way
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