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The Milky Way arches over the Nelson Bay coastline before dawn, with amber light on the horizon and long-exposure water along the shore.
New South Wales, Australia · January 2021

Stars Above Nelson Bay

The Milky Way stretched from horizon to zenith above Nelson Bay in the hour before dawn, January. Long exposure flattened the surf into a pale band along the sand, and an amber glow warmed the silhouetted ridgeline.

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Nikon D800E20mmf/1.615sISO 10019 January 2021

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