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Night Time

One of the nights where the northern lights were overhead in Denmark I went to Dodekalitten. This picture is taken facing east with Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S lens on Nikon Z6II.
The Mily Way behind Denmarks smallest museum at Nyord. This is a panorama of stacks of images taken with my full-spectrum with my Nikon Z6 using a Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S lens.
More northern lights in Denmark. Taken near Lodbjerg Fyr in Thy with my Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S on Nikon Z6II just before it clouded over.
A mosaic of M81 and M82 – Bode’s Galaxy and Cigar Galaxy. A fantastic sight on the night sky (through a telescope). This is made from two stacks of RGB images. Taken with StellaLyra GSO 8″ RCT Carbon on ZWO ASI1600MM Pro.
The northern light appearing after sunset in the late blue-hour in Agger, Denmark. Taken with my Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S on Nikon Z6II.
Noctilucent clouds captured above Isefjord, Denmark in early June with Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S on Nikon Z6II.
Evening in the Tatacoa Dessert, Colombia with a bright Milky Way above me in the heat. Taken with Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S on Nikon Z6II.
A fantastic moonrise captured from Dalby Huse, Denmark with a slight fog cover on the fjord. Taken with Nikon Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S on Nikon Z6II.
The Milky Way going down into a thunderstorm over Peru. Taken next to the Amazon river in Colombia with my Nikon Z6 using a Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S lens.
The northern lights it Lodbjerg Fyr, Thy, Denmark. This was the most powerful northern lights in many years, making them visible overhead in Denmark. Taken with my Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S on Nikon Z6II.
The Mily Way rising behind Queen Alexandrine’s Bridge going to Møn, Denmark. This is a panorama made from stacks of images taken with my with my Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S on Nikon Z6II.
Very colourful norther lights in Thy, Denmark. In the darkness I managed to find a small path in the sand hills to act as a leading line. Taken with my Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S on Nikon Z6II.
A decommissioned cannon on the east coast of Jutland, Denmark with the Milky Way behind it. Captured with Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S on Nikon Z6II.
The Milky way peaking out behind a thin cloud cover behind a formation in Tatacoa Desert, Colombia. Taken with Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S on Nikon Z6II.
On my way home from photographing the Milky Way, I stumbled upon a magnificent moonrise. Taken with Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR on Nikon Z6II.
A night in Spain. A few hours outside Madrid, there is a photogenic ruin, that I had to photograph several times. Here taken with Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S on Nikon Z6II.
A Panorama of the Milky Way with a shipwreck of the Danish coast centred. Taken with a Sigma 20mm f1.4 DG HSM Art on Nikon Z6II.
I had to take the classic picture of looking at the night sky with a headlamp. This is a single exposure taken in Florida, US with Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S on Nikon Z6II.
Narrowband wide-field image of Elephant’s trunk nebula (IC 1396), Garnet star and others. Approximately 2,400 light years away. Shot with ZWO ASI1600MM Pro and William Optics RedCat Apo51. Total integration time: 8h 36m
Narrowband image of North America Nebula (NGC 700) and Pelican Nebula (IC 5070), which takes up a relatively large portion of the night sky in the northern hemisphere. Located 2,200 lights years from Earth. Shot with ZWO ASI1600MM Pro and William Optics RedCat Apo51. Total integration time: 5h 10m
Aurora Borealis at Spodsbjerg, Denmark. I was lucky enough to view this sight with a beautiful, naked tree in the foreground. Taken with Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S on Nikon Z6II.
Narrowband image of Heart Nebula (IC1805), which is good looking and large nebula 7,500 light years away. Combined in an approximation of the Hubble Palette. Taken with William Optics RedCat APO51 and ZWO ASI1600MM Pro. Total integration time 11h 40m.
Narrowband image of California Nebula (NGC 1499) which lies 1,000 light years from Earth. Taken with William Optics RedCat APO51 and ZWO ASI1600MM Pro. Total integration time 7h 30 m.
The joy of a Danish summer night: Noctilucent clouds. Here over Roskilde Fjord. Taken with Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 Son Nikon Z6II
LRGB image of Triangulum Galaxy (M33). Shot with ZWO ASI1600MM Pro and William Optics RedCat Apo51. Total integration time: 6h 24m.
Narrowband image of Seagull Nebula (IC 2177), approx. 3,650 light years from Earth. Shot with ZWO ASI1600MM Pro and William Optics RedCat Apo51. Total integration time: 13h 30m
Camping out in Georgia, US, I pointed the camera up between the trees for a faint view of the milky way. Stack of 11 images taken with Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S on Nikon Z6II.
Near Yeehaw Junction, Florida, US, I photographed some nice trees. I turned the camera to include the road and got some nice light trails from passing cars. Stack of 18 images + 2 foreground images lid with a flashlight. Taken with Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S on Nikon Z6II.
Standing in the Wadden Sea, Denmark, in autumn, the milky way rose behind a lonesome tree at Mandø Ebbevej. So I centred the tree in the frame with the Milky Way behind. Panorama of 3 stack of 9 images each. Taken with Nikon 16-35mm f/4G ED VR on a modified Nikon D750.
Brorfelde Observatory in Denmark. Stack of 30 images + 2 foreground images lid with a flashlight. Taken with Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S on Nikon Z6II.
A fantastic object, and my first really successful deep sky image: The Pleiades (M45) shot with Nikon D750 and Nikon 200-500mm f5.6 ED VR. I put a cross of guitar strings in the cap for the star effect. Total integration time 2h 54m. This open star cluster is only 444 light years away, and easily spotted with the naked eye.
A nice and eerie view of a monument in Spodsbjerg, Denmark with northern lights and a faint milky way in the background. Taken with Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S on Nikon Z6II.
Nightscapes do not always need to be super wide. This is at 29mm so I got the Milky Way Centre behind the neat looking trees in the vicinity of Yeehaw Junction, Florida, US. Stack of 18 images + 2 foreground images lid with a flashlight. Taken with Nikon Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S on Nikon Z6II.
Summer nights in Scandinavia gives opportunities to spot noctilucent clouds. Here over Blåvand, Denmark. Taken with Nikon 16-35mm f/4G ED VR on Nikon D750.
LRGB image of our neighbour, Andromeda Galaxy (M31), fast approaching and colliding with the Milky Way in about 4,5 billion years. Right now the galaxy is about 2,5 million light years away. Taken with William Optics RedCat APO51 and ZWO ASI1600MM Pro. Total integration time 4h 30m.
Narrowband image of the mystical Veil Nebula (NGC 6975), 1,470 light years away. Taken with William Optics RedCat APO51 and ZWO ASI1600MM Pro. Total integration time 6h 40m.
A tree in Florida with a bright Milky way in the background. Stack of 18 images + 2 foreground images lid with a flashlight. Taken with Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S on Nikon Z6II.
Narrowband image of Rosette Nebula (SH2 275). This is very nice object to work with as it is both beautiful and bright, making for one of my early “successes”, motivating me to proceed in deep sky imaging. The Rosette Nebula lies approx. 5,200 light year away. Shot with ZWO ASI1600MM Pro and William Optics RedCat Apo51. Total integration time: 16h 50m
One of my favourite objects in the night sky, The Great Nebula in Orion (M42), just 1,344 light years from my back yard. This is narrowband and LRGB images combined. Taken with William Optics RedCat APO51 and ZWO ASI1600MM Pro. Total integration time 20h 40m.
An object that surprised me very positively: The Jellyfish Nebula, just under 4,900 light years from home. This is a narrowband image taken with William Optics RedCat APO51 and ZWO ASI1600MM Pro. Total integration time 8h 35m.
An early attempt with milky way photography. It was still a bit bright, but I caught a thunderstorm in the background. Stack of 10 images taken with Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S on Nikon Z6II.
Siloes found at a field next to the road in Florida, US. To me these seemed straight out of a Sci-Fi movie, so I had to take the shot. Stack of 18 images of 10 seconds taken with Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S on Nikon Z6II.
Driving home late at night in Florida, US, I saw a dirt rod with water on the side leading straight to the Milky Way. Stack of 38 images taken with Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S on Nikon Z6II.
On a night out at Nyord, Denmark, the milky way is slowly rising and the northern lights are fading in the horizon. Stack of 21 images of 13 seconds + a lid foreground image taken with Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S on Nikon Z6II.
The milky way centre is never very high above the horizon in Denmark, but here it is just visible at a burial mound on Møn, Denmark. This is a tricky place, because it is on a hill just at the roadside, but I found a good composition. Panorama of 6 stacks of 9 images and a panorama of 6 images lid with a flashlight in the foreground. Taken with Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S on Nikon Z6II.