Night Sky in Big Bend
The dark night skies of west Texas have been one of the main reasons I visit Big Bend. Ok, well the entire park in amazing and after visiting 40+ times, I still find new things. The mountains, desert, river, canyons, animals, birds, sunsets, etc are all top notch. Then you add in the dark night sky and it adds something. This is a place you see countless stars. The milky Way is visible to the eye. The frequent clear skies make viewing easy. There is almost zero air traffic in the area. The nearest city is 250 miles away. It all adds up to a park that is as magnificent at night as it is in the daytime. I try to visit different locations in the park and work the sights and landscapes into a night sky image. Some call this a Nightscape image. This is something that modern digital cameras have made possible. I was a film photographer and specifically a large format film photographer for many years. I ...
