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Bo Zarts

(26,404 posts) Mon Mar 30, 2026, 10:37 AM Mar 30

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Temple of the Sun & Moon, with Milky Way, at the Vernal Equinox

Capitol Reef National Park, Utah - March 2026
©2026 Bo Zarts Studio

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Temple of the Sun & Moon, with Milky Way, at the Vernal Equinox (Original Post) Bo Zarts Mar 30 OP

What an amazing photograph. It's gorgeous. Biophilic Mar 30 #1

Beautiful! mwmisses4289 Mar 30 #2

That has to be the best one I've seen from your collection. 1WorldHope Mar 30 #3

Wow, that's great! JoseBalow Mar 30 #4

Exquisite... ultralite001 Mar 30 #5

Simply magnificent, so ethereal. I don't know if everyone notices those niyad Mar 30 #6

Gobsmacking. Can you see all of that with the naked eye? chowder66 Mar 30 #7

Im wondering this as well Jean-Luc Mar 30 #17

The sky was shot at ISO 3200 f/1.8 and 10 seconds (to avoid star trails) .. Bo Zarts Mar 30 #19

Thanks. I really envy your art, skill and your eye. chowder66 Mar 30 #20

Well done... ultralite001 Mar 30 #25

OK, since I recently purchased and started shooting with a Nikon mirrorless... AZ8theist Mar 31 #31

I'd love to have that with enough definition to use for my desktop! Stunning! Martin68 Mar 30 #8

That's stunning; as good as it gets. patphil Mar 30 #9

Top of the charts...Zarts...hard to find words to describe...thank you. MiHale Mar 30 #10

Amazing! FemDemERA Mar 30 #11

Wow. CapnSteve Mar 30 #12

Wow, that is really something! Great work! nt Exp Mar 30 #13

Ethereal BeneteauBum Mar 30 #14

""" AllaN01Bear Mar 30 #15

Capitol Reef -- and that entire area of Utah -- is remarkable Zorro Mar 30 #16

Bravo! IrishAfricanAmerican Mar 30 #18

So that is what a skyful of stars looks like Old Crank Mar 30 #21

Simply magical. 3catwoman3 Mar 30 #22

Thrilling! stage left Mar 30 #23

Starry, Starry Night, indeed! SusieCreamcheese Mar 30 #24

Stunning shot Bo! Grumpy Old Guy Mar 30 #26

Wow! KPN Mar 30 #27

Just gorgeous! calimary Mar 31 #28

Beautiful. I first thought it was the Sun ans Moon Hassler Mar 31 #29

HOLY SHIT THAT'S AN AMAZING PHOTO!!! AZ8theist Mar 31 #30

This has to be Alliepoo Mar 31 #32

Stunning ZDU Mar 31 #33

Fabulous! ratchiweenie Mar 31 #34

Damn, you are good, Bo. Do you mind if I use your photo in one my astronomy lectures? Borogove Mar 31 #35

Feel free to. I could probably learn from your lectures! Bo Zarts Apr 1 #36

Biophilic

(6,599 posts)

1. What an amazing photograph. It's gorgeous.

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Mon Mar 30, 2026, 11:30 AM

Mar 30

mwmisses4289

(4,424 posts)

2. Beautiful!

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Mon Mar 30, 2026, 11:35 AM

Mar 30

1WorldHope

(2,091 posts)

3. That has to be the best one I've seen from your collection.

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Mon Mar 30, 2026, 11:40 AM

Mar 30

It looks like a painting and I've never seen anything like that in my life. Do we live on the same planet? 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

JoseBalow

(9,590 posts)

4. Wow, that's great!

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Mon Mar 30, 2026, 11:42 AM

Mar 30

I would frame and hang that in my home.

ultralite001

(2,583 posts)

5. Exquisite...

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Mon Mar 30, 2026, 11:51 AM

Mar 30

I want this on my wall as well…

Truly a masterpiece…

niyad

(133,109 posts)

6. Simply magnificent, so ethereal. I don't know if everyone notices those

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Mon Mar 30, 2026, 11:58 AM

Mar 30

two lighter spots (bands, I would guess), in the outcroppings of that rock formation, look like eyes. And what looks like a horse rearing up, to the left, above the lighter cloud. And some of the temple guardians. Yes, of course I am weird!

Thank you so much for this truly amazing image.

chowder66

(12,355 posts)

7. Gobsmacking. Can you see all of that with the naked eye?

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Mon Mar 30, 2026, 12:13 PM

Mar 30

Jean-Luc

(10 posts)

17. Im wondering this as well

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Mon Mar 30, 2026, 01:02 PM

Mar 30

Bo Zarts

(26,404 posts)

19. The sky was shot at ISO 3200 f/1.8 and 10 seconds (to avoid star trails) ..

Reply to chowder66 (Reply #7)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 03:09 PM

Mar 30

Shortly thereafter, the foreground was shot at ISO 3200 f/1.8 and 120 seconds. Both images were merged in Adobe Lightroom. After merging, the foreground required a lot of lightening to make it work.

However, even in the moonless dark there was enough starlight to (barely) see the foreground. I shot these images with a Sony A7-R5 full-frame mirrorless camera and a Sigma 17-40 mm f/1.8 DC Art lens, on a very sturdy tripod. The Sigma lens is new, and I absolutely love it.

Once the "blue hour" started, at about sixty minutes before sunrise, it was a different ballgame. During "blue hour" I moved from national park land to nearby BLM land (Bureau of Land Management) where drone flying is legal, and forgot about the starry sky altogether to concentrate on the incredible geology and topography of the area. I'll probably post some of those drone (DJI Mini 5 PRO) shots later.

chowder66

(12,355 posts)

20. Thanks. I really envy your art, skill and your eye.

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Mon Mar 30, 2026, 03:15 PM

Mar 30

ultralite001

(2,583 posts)

25. Well done...

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Mon Mar 30, 2026, 05:37 PM

Mar 30

Thx for sharing the details...

AZ8theist

(7,461 posts)

31. OK, since I recently purchased and started shooting with a Nikon mirrorless...

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Tue Mar 31, 2026, 05:17 AM

Mar 31

..you are my new favorite DUer!!

Anyway to see your collection?

Trying to educate myself on the intracacies of digital photography. It's daunting sometimes, but my thirst for knowledge overrides my doubts.

Martin68

(27,911 posts)

8. I'd love to have that with enough definition to use for my desktop! Stunning!

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Mon Mar 30, 2026, 12:22 PM

Mar 30

patphil

(9,137 posts)

9. That's stunning; as good as it gets.

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Mon Mar 30, 2026, 12:25 PM

Mar 30

Thank you Bo Zarts.

MiHale

(13,087 posts)

10. Top of the charts...Zarts...hard to find words to describe...thank you.

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Mon Mar 30, 2026, 12:26 PM

Mar 30

FemDemERA

(854 posts)

11. Amazing!

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Mon Mar 30, 2026, 12:30 PM

Mar 30

This is so stunningly beautiful! Thank you for sharing it.

CapnSteve

(408 posts)

12. Wow.

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Mon Mar 30, 2026, 12:35 PM

Mar 30

I got my new (to me) Rokinon 12mm and went to Star Party 2025 and started trying to make night sky photos.

I have a long way to go...you are am inspiration!

Exp

(986 posts)

13. Wow, that is really something! Great work! nt

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Mon Mar 30, 2026, 12:39 PM

Mar 30

BeneteauBum

(601 posts)

14. Ethereal

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Mon Mar 30, 2026, 12:39 PM

Mar 30

Peace ☮️

AllaN01Bear

(29,672 posts)

15. """

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Mon Mar 30, 2026, 12:43 PM

Mar 30

Zorro

(18,755 posts)

16. Capitol Reef -- and that entire area of Utah -- is remarkable

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Mon Mar 30, 2026, 12:54 PM

Mar 30

For those who haven't ventured there, the rock formations are absolutely astonishing to see.

IrishAfricanAmerican

(4,496 posts)

18. Bravo!

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Mon Mar 30, 2026, 01:52 PM

Mar 30

Old Crank

(7,160 posts)

21. So that is what a skyful of stars looks like

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Mon Mar 30, 2026, 04:24 PM

Mar 30

Very nice, but here in Munich we are lucky to see some stars once in a while.

3catwoman3

(29,577 posts)

22. Simply magical.

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Mon Mar 30, 2026, 04:47 PM

Mar 30

Mother Nature has the best special effects.

stage left

(3,324 posts)

23. Thrilling!

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Mon Mar 30, 2026, 04:52 PM

Mar 30

SusieCreamcheese

(47 posts)

24. Starry, Starry Night, indeed!

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Mon Mar 30, 2026, 05:09 PM

Mar 30

Astonishing! I can see the Milky Way from my front porch in rural New Mexico. It's up there folks, but most of us can't see it due to nighttime light pollution. Join Dark Sky International if you wish to help preserve the wonders of the night.