The Milky Way over Trona Pinnacles, with a bonus meteor. [View all]

Hi folks, haven't been around much for a week or two.

Recently I had a chance to do one of my favorite things, which is shooting the night sky in the California Desert. The experience was made even better by being able to share it with three other astrophotographers. Milky Way season has arrived, which meant a quick camping trip out to the Trona Pinnacles, a location made famous in many movies, TV shows and car commercials. It helps to have a 4WD truck set up for camping for expeditions like this.

I knew there was a meteor shower going on that evening. I didn't see any with my naked eye, but was excited to spot this one while going through my files. This is a single frame taken from a thirty second timelapse shot from about 12:30 A.M. to 4:00 A.M.

Here is a link to the full timelapse video for those who have Instagram. Be sure to play it with the audio.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXd2sUZDmc9/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==