Milky Way Panoramas

Milky Way Panorama at Red Rock

Newly risen Milky Way next to the Red Cliffs at Red Rock Canyon State Park. The Milky Way was captured in 18 non-tracked exposures and stitched together in PT-Gui. The foreground is composed of 4 shots(landscape orientation) lit with a headlamp. The light at the far right is from traffic on CA-14 and is from the sky shots.

Milky Way Arch over a Live Oak in Joshua Tree.

Panorama of the Milky Way arch at Live Oak Tank with two Joshua Trees at the left. You can see the rock they call "Popehat" just to the left of the oak tree.

360 Degree Milky Way Panorama at Red Rock.

This is a 360 degree Milky Way panorama taken beneath the Red Cliff at Red Rock Canyon State Park.

Milky Way panorama at Fossil Falls.

In May I shot a Milky Way arch at Fossil Falls and really wanted to get a 306° view. The foreground was shot just after sunset and the Moon, while present in the sky was shot the next day here in Glendale and added in.

Milky Way Panorama at Fossil Falls.

The Milky Way arches over the lava fields at Fossil Falls.

Milky Way Arch over Owens Lake.

Milky Way arch panorama over the Owens Lake dry lakebed. I expected some light on the horizon at the south(right) from Ridgecrest and a small bit of light from Lone Pine in the north. What was surprising is the light dome in the center, that's from Las Vegas which is 160 miles away.

Milky Way Arch at Ryan Mountain Trailhead.

The Milky Way arches over the rocks at the Ryan Mountain trailhead in Joshua Tree National Park.