In March 2013, I went out to Brooklyn hoping to photograph Comet PANSTARRS (C/2011 L4).
Urban skies and timing were not on my side, and the comet never became visible from my location.
Instead, the evening delivered something else — a dramatic sunset over New York City.
These images capture the transition from daylight to night as seen from Brooklyn, New York City, with the
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge silhouetted against vivid clouds and fading twilight.
Even when astrophotography plans fail, the sky often offers a different reward.
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| Brooklyn Sunset, Astronomy and Astrophotography, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM |
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| NYC Sunset (as seen in Brooklyn), Verrazano Bridge, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM, Astronomy and Astrophotography |
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| Sunset as seen in Brooklyn (NYC), Verrazano Bridge, Astronomy and Astrophotography, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM |
Gear: Canon EOS DSLR + Canon EF 16–35mm f/2.8L II USM
Location: Brooklyn, New York City
Date: March 2013
Related NYC & Urban Astrophotography
Note: A few years later, from the same Brooklyn location, conditions were much better and I was finally able to photograph a comet.
See
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) visible in NYC
.