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Night photography: Milky Way in Mayo’s dark skies, August 2023

Daniel Greenwood4 Comments

Mayo, Ireland, August 2023

Here are my recent astro photos from Mayo’s International Dark Sky Park. County Mayo is of course in the north-west of the Republic of Ireland.

During this short period of skywatching I saw a meteor streak across the sky. It was amazing.

The weather on this trip was typical August in Ireland – rainy! Luckily there was a couple of clear hours one night, and the Milky Way was clear to the naked eye.

Here’s the view south with the Milky Way stretching across the sky. The shapes at the base of the photo are a conifer plantation. The light pollution is coming from the direction of Foxford.

I love the images of a glowing window with stars above. Here you can see the plough (Ursa major) over the rooftop.

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