Cherry Springs State Park Pennsylvania Astrophotography

Cherry Springs State Park in Pennsylvania has one of dark sky on east coast. This is photo of astronomical camping in the park. 2,300 feet (701 m) above sea level. Two dome are visible on the photo, also you can see smart sign: "Galaxy - Slow down - No dust".  This is one of favorite place for astrophotographers on the East Coast of US. It is about 5-hour drive from New York city.

Cherry Springs State Park Pennsylvania Astrophotography - Galaxy - Slow down - No dust

Canon EOS Ra, ISO 20,000, 15 sec, EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM, f/2.8. Post Processing: Photoshop, Topaz DeNoise AI, Topaz Sharpen AI

Domes - Cherry Springs State Park Pennsylvania

Sign - Cherry Springs State Park

Dark Sky Fund

Stargazer's Delight

Through an Astronomer's Eyes

Highway to the Stars

Astro Haven Dome

Astronomers overnight area

Milky Way Rainbow Panorama Canon EOS Ra over Bethel Catskill NY

Capture our galaxy arch. This is my first photo of Milky Way Rainbow with Canon EOS Ra. I am continue testing Canon Ra astrophotography camera. Canon Ra has High ISO performance with reasonable low noise levels (Topaz DeNoise AI allow minimize noise level). So even 5 sec photos with ISO 20,000 gives very nice result for night landscaping. Because of 5 sec shots – photo time is pretty fast. Special filter gives good contrast for Milky Way. Photoshop allows combine all 20 photos to one Milky Way rainbow panorama.

Milky Way Rainbow Panorama Canon EOS Ra over  Bethel Catskill  NY - Astrophotography

Canon Ra, EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM, f/2.8, 5 sec, ISO 20000, Panorama of 20 shots.

The Catskill Mountains lie in southeastern New York State. The area is known for the Catskill Forest Preserve.

Topaz DeNoise AI Canon Ra Milky Way Astrophotography

Noise is one of a problem for astrophotography. Even Canon Ra give less noise (compare 60Da) but still for big zoom it is visible. Before I used Adobe Camera Raw, Noise Ninja, Photoshop denoise filters to fix it. But Topaz DeNoise AI is absolutely amazing - Artificial Intelligence looks like do it much better and in more simple way. Now it is easy amateur photography does as professional one – with minimum noise. Topaz DeNoise AI integrated as filter to Photoshop. 

Topaz DeNoise AI Astrophotography

 

Canon EOS Ra, 5 sec., ISO 20000, f/2.8 16mm + Topaz DeNoise AI

Topaz DeNoise AI Canon Ra Milky Way Astrophotography