Milky Way Moon Over Glacier Gorge
by Mike Berenson / Colorado Captures
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Milky Way Moon Over Glacier Gorge
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Mike Berenson / Colorado Captures
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After waiting for a year, I finally got a chance to return to a spot in the backcountry with a great view of Glacier Gorge, Longs Peak, and (the reason for going) the Milky Way. With a great location in mind, I carefully planned for a morning where a thin moon would rise to the east of the mountains to give them some natural illumination. So with a little research on the Milky Way, I found that March 18th was a good early season date to give it a try - as long as the weather cooperates, that is. So with a plan in-mind and some friends to tag along, we set off up the snow covered trail in the darkness (3:30am) to see if my plan was worth a #&$*(. As it turned out, Mother Nature brought us some awesome skies with just a hint of clouds toward foothills to reflect some light pollution. It also turned out to be one of the warmest and most comfortable experiences I've had in the hills since last summer! Anyway, I had a chance to try some gear I'd replaced since last year and some technique I'd been playing with. We only had about 30 minutes of good visibility on the Milky Way before it disappeared at twilight so we definitely had to make the most of it. But even with that short window we did well. In fact, I'm thinking my plan was worth a #$(! :-) The Milky Way dominates the sky in this stunning view from Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado. This multiple exposure composite image features natural foreground illumination coming from a thin moon shown in the bottom left with clouds lit up from the front range light pollution. Between the Milky Way, the Moon, and the glowing clouds, it sure made for an incredible early morning view looking up into Glacier Gorge at Longs Peak.
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January 14th, 2019
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