Twilight Milky Way Photography
Skyscapes between Day & Night
The repeating transition between day and night is a soft moment with a remarkable cultural and poetic impact far beyond any vampire stories. During previous Astrophotography trips, I consciously focused on this short period where the stars and Milky Way started to appear very pale in the soft twilight sky. Average Light Pollution articifically outshines these moments, but in Dark Sky Sites like Tenerifes National Parks or the Mountains of La Palma you can discover and take impressive images of this vivid transition.
Are you able to name this twilight stage?
Caldera Rim and its shadow at the horizon during civil twilight, La Palma 2019
Euphorbia canariensis softly illuminated by civil twilight, La Palma 2019
Jupiter (center) and Mars (left) - the Planets of the solar system are always the brightest objects during twilight, Tenerife 2020
Beautiful colors of an incoming night, La Palma 2018
Top-view at the Cascada de Nubes during nautical twilight, La Palma 2019
How every adventure starts - the Caldera rim-path at astronomical twilight, 2019
Exciting view into the Ucanca, Tenerife 2020
Incredible seeing, somewhen between nautical and astronomical twilight, La Palma 2019
Last moments of twilight, just recognizable by the faint shadows in the foreground, 2020
Caldera de Taburiente during astronomical twilight, 2019
Nautical twilight with H-Alpha modified Camera, Teide National Park, 2020
Hikers at the Teide Summit during daybreak, Tenerife 2020
Daybreak as seen from Pico del Teide, Tenerife 2020
Astronomical twilight at the Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory, 2019
To discover the night just start at the beginning - during twilight and the admirable play of light you probably all know. To prevent this beauty and return to a more natural relationship with darkness and the night sky, you can easily check the purpose of light in your home or property and share the knowledge with your friends and neighbors. It’s an important part to protect the environment and the habits of animals and insects that have been evolutionary shaped during the centuries. Protection is easy because light pollution - unlike other forms of pollution - is reverseable. That doesn’t mean you have to turn off everything - here are the 5 Principles of Responsible Outdoor Lighting from IDA and IES:
1. All light should have a clear purpose.
2. Light should be directed only to where needed.
3. Light should be no brighter than necessary.
4. Light should be used only when it is useful.
5. Use warmer color lights where possible.
