https://maisonbisson.com/tags/night-sky/ Recent content in night sky on MaisonBisson Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Thu, 30 May 2019 11:20:46 -0700 https://maisonbisson.com/post/astrophotography-in-san-francisco/ Thu, 30 May 2019 11:20:46 -0700 https://maisonbisson.com/post/astrophotography-in-san-francisco/ <p><a href="https://spacetourismguide.com/best-places-stargazing-san-francisco/">From the Space Tourism Guide</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Can You See the Milky Way in the Bay Area?</strong> Unfortunately, it is very difficult to see the Milky Way in San Francisco. Between the foggy weather and the light pollution from 7 million people, you can imagine that the faint light of our galaxy is lost to view.</p> </blockquote> <p>But <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nxtrfoto/6083364375/">C. Roy Yokingco</a> argues:</p> <blockquote> <p>Some people say the Milky Way cannot be photographed within 50 miles of a major metropolitan area. Well, this photo of the Milky Way was captured 12 linear miles south of downtown San Francisco, California.</p> </blockquote> https://maisonbisson.com/post/notes-on-observing-the-milky-way/ Wed, 10 Oct 2018 21:52:55 -0700 https://maisonbisson.com/post/notes-on-observing-the-milky-way/ Notes from Kevin Palmer at Dark Site Finder and Matt Quinn at PetaPixel. What is it?