AstroLandscapes #17 - a collection from Wicken Fen

[FenlandPaul]

I've had a couple of outings over the last few weeks to the wonderful Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire.  These won't win any prizes but have been fun to shoot and the sounds from the nature reserve at night are just sublime.  Enjoy, and as ever please let me have your hints, tips and comments etc!

First, a full Milky Way arch pano over the old wind pump.  This was shot on the night of the Lyrid maximum and there was a fair bit of moonlight interference from the setting gibbous moon.

Secondly, a close-up of the MW core and wind pump on the same night.

Cassiopeia behind the wind pump:

Star trails behind the wind pump:

And finally, a bit of a play with light painting and the Cygnus region of the Milky Way above "Mother", a wicker pavillion that's actually an art installation.  The fog started pouring in off the fen as I compiled this image, and by the time I'd finished I could barely see my hand in front of my face.  I'm looking forward to revisiting this when the core is in a better place to get behind the structure.

 

 

 

[Mick J]

Good stuff Paul, thanks.

[Zummerzet_Leveller]

Lovely images Paul.  Nice cloudy looking milky way, what was causing the light on the sails of the water pump in some of the images?

[FenlandPaul]

1 hour ago, Zummerzet_Leveller said:

Lovely images Paul.  Nice cloudy looking milky way, what was causing the light on the sails of the water pump in some of the images?

Thanks Jody.  On the first two, the light was from a setting gibbous moon.  On the star trail, it was some light painting for another (unsuccessful) image I was trying out - so not as even as the moonlit versions.

[happy-kat]

Super subject to with with, great set of images.