What's in the Night Sky August 2022

[@danielmunoz06]

I cant believe I actually won a prize from the person who has taught me everything I know about landscape astrophotography. Thank you so much, Alyn.

[@Riggers24]

Congratulations and well deserved, it’s an amazing photo, well done 👍

[@guille5564]

Enhorabuena crack! Es un fotón, totalmente merecido. Saludos desde Madrid!

[@danielmunoz06]

@@guille5564 muchas gracias Guille, yo también vivo en Madrid pero ahora que hace calor pues mi familia y yo nos hemos escapado. 😆

[@jaksn.4475]

@Daniel Muñoz what lens did u use to get that awesome photo

[@danielmunoz06]

@@jaksn.4475 thank you! I used the Sigma 24mm f1.4 Art

[@leonardoleite1085]

For me it is so easy to just open the stellarium up and look at it. But I come here everytime to see you calmly and peacefully talk about it. Such a pleasure.

[@tonymarsh3541]

Thanks so much Alyn for selecting my image 🙏 I'm looking forward to the challenge of capturing Perseids under a full moon.

[@Riggers24]

Amazing photo! Congratulations Tony! 👍

[@echoauxgen]

Always good to have your preview that takes many hours and many apps to plan for THANK YOU ALWAYS!!!

[@patrickhanly7458]

This was hands down the best video coverage of the night sky I've ever seen. I am so glad I found you so I can subscribe and watch. Very informative, great photography. Excellent job!

[@KingXF]

I leave for Banff National Park tomorrow and I absolutely can't wait to see what lies ahead for me in the night sky!

[@brandigonwa3127]

Can't wait to get your book.

[@williemacdonald72]

There are just a few days of this blasted twilight left, I have spent the summer blanketed in clouds so not had the chance for NLCs so my time has been taken up with planning for the return of the dark. I have several core shots in mind, now if we could just do something about these clouds (I hate clouds just in case you were wondering how I felt about them).

[@ricardasandriuskalandscapes]

Wow, thank you so much Alyn! Great pleasure learn about night sky photography from you! :)

[@ridleyroid9060]

Getting a new telescope, 130mm scope, the most I can afford currently (upgrade over my 60mm refractor). Cant wait for it to arrive.

[@brianhoskins1979]

I would love a telescope. But if I start down that path, I might sink the ship and the Wife would then destroy me. So I have to stick with my camera and lenses 😂

[@John_Fugazzi]

The WITNS #1 winner this time was most unique and spectacular.

[@Rui_Fonseca]

Thank you Alyn.

[@07wrxtr1]

05:12 - Just watched the insanely bright Pleiades rise just above delicate arch in the distance lastnight... was OUT standing.... they really stand out among the tops of clearing thunderstorm clouds... I never noticed them until just now! always a new discovery every day!

[@jmfoty4280]

My primary photography goal for August is to capture the Milky Way in Yellowstone National Park without getting eaten by a nocturnal grizzly bear.

[@saccaed]

Saw some Perseids last night while watching for Delta Aquariids. Now that I have a good camera I've been scouting around for night photography locations. Looking forward to the Perseids peak and been enjoying the Milky Way more now that I've found a few spots a short drive away.

[@JTheUsualMultimedia]

Specifically planned to go out last nite, missed it, so I switched to tonight instead. Cool coincidence! Love the guide and timing! Best of luck with the new book, and have a Awesome August! (Its my bday month so, ya know, extra epicness to Everyone!) Rocking a S22Ultra and a couple newer gopros, no tracker, just starting in stacking as Ive nearly maxed out on filters, masks, etc. without getting technical as hell. Trying to figure out the moon first, and varying background and foreground with milkyway in just several stacked photos... still figuring out a process that works for the flow, ya know? Lol cheers all

[@thomasbakkenmoe6605]

Going to try camping out and catching the peak of the Perseids. Just sitting here with my fingers crossed and hoping that there will be no clouds...

[@PeteLeong]

Was catching about 15 meteors in 20sec exposures at 85mm last night here in North Japan. Was quite amazing. Never seen that before.

[@DON_NADIE_P.R._1111.]

You know my home very well brother.

[@Riggers24]

I actually managed to capture a Perseid in the middle of the Cygnus constellation last night! Thanks for the fantastic video 👍

[@cherylrayes8015]

Been lucky to see some meteors this year and the milky way has been amazing. We dont get as many meteor showers down here ( Victoria, Australia) as you do in the northern hemisphere, so love that we had a few clear nights.

[@outdoorsinontario3037]

Well done! Looking forward to some really cool photos this month! Be sure to check out other ppls submissions that have been so amazing! Alyn, you are doing a very gr8 job and I thank you for hosting all of this! It’s making some creativity push into my life even more and I just love it! Ur the best!

[@himsharma7795]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I love your work man......

[@Riggers24]

Excellent WITNS video Alyn, I’m learning a lot from you. Looking forward to getting some Milky Way core images, hopefully there will be plenty of clear nights in August 🤞

[@timfarmer5535]

Book ordered, hard back, I can’t wait either.

[@cmichaelhaugh8517]

This is the month. Use it or lose it!

[@yb6.]

Cali be so cloudy but not raining such bad luck

[@Beta_soy_chad]

Thanks, from the Southern Hemisphere

[@ecobooster8298]

Hi Alyn, awesome stuff man! 👏 Really love your 360 panoramas!! Any chance you can make a 360 tutorial? Peace ✌️

[@pruthuvanara1243]

We have the peak of monsoon here in India and so the entire month of August gets washed out with heavy clouds all night.

[@therealwonkydog]

Alyn, digital version of your book on the horizon? My 24 year old daughter said to me yesterday, Dad we should get a telescope. She's into this as much as me.

[@linkedwinters]

Which app is this? It looks gorgeous

[@franklinriley]

when you say you look forward to capturing Perseids on film during the full moon, do you mean taking video? or actually using a film camera? If video, what setting/lens do you recommend? Thanks for another great video!

[@Riggers24]

I would love to know how to do this too!

[@angelogarciajr5356]

I am so hooked on the milky way but forest fire smoke and clouds have prevented my attempts for a week now.

[@frankstrommer6567]

You spoke about an online clock for accuracy when photographing the ISS passing the moon. Can you recommend one ?

[@AashutoshSahu]

Hey, Alyn! I saw your viral video titled (What's in the Night Sky January 2022 #WITNS | Comet Leonard | Quadrantid Meteor Shower) which has 158K views. I liked this video a lot, after that I watched a lot of your videos and I think your video is addictive.

[@BLarsenPhoto]

Is Sky Guide app shown in video available for Android? I can't find it. Love the sky view it gets with the hydrogen alpha nebula showing.

[@juliabestall1986]

It's time you released a book matey...oh...hang on...

[@tashacano3324]

I've been trying to get beautiful moon rise photos for years now. Something always goes wrong though. Generally it's my kids interfering followed closely by clouds. 😵

[@ravivarmand1271]

Today I saw C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) through my Telescope 🔭 ☄️.

[@ridleyroid9060]

Lucky, Ive been trying all month but I really cant see it at all, nor any globular clusters. I have a 60mm refractor and bortle 6 skies, so that is likely it but it is suuch a bummer.

[@ravivarmand1271]

@@ridleyroid9060 Don't worry 👍

[@JupiterEclipse]

I think I saw it too

[@AdamHarrisonEros]

I’ve pre-ordered your book (super excited with anticipation) and I’m hoping it covers how to do astrolandscape stacking in Linux. When I Google search on software options for astrolandscape stacking, only two software packages come up: Sequator (windows) and Starry Landscape Stacker (Mac OS X). If your book doesn’t cover this, could you do a video on how to do astrolandscape stacking in Linux?

[@AlynWallace]

In that case you have to do it manually in Photoshop. You will have to stack once for the foreground and then again after aligning the stars, then you blend the stars back onto the foreground. Sadly as not many people are using Linux there's not really a demand for this video but I think theres a tutorial on lonelyspeck.com

[@AdamHarrisonEros]

@@AlynWallace Thanks!

[@Keenan716]

common Alyn W

[@douchebagdonut6314]

What’s the music playing during the sky guide?

[@eliseoiglesias]

Panamá 🇵🇦

[@amykamin5758]

I always enjoy meteroid showers. I log the data and submit to a citizen scientist program.

[@williamwalters3796]

*cries in southern US humidity and overcast nights*

[@anthonyhewitt1714]

Greeeeeat

[@leonardoleite1085]

Does anybody know the ending song name?

[@walterkoszyk8216]

Ty,,,

[@spidersj12]

It's too bad that I can really get noctilucent clouds at my latitude 68.3°N. Some may assume that the very long nights of fall spring and most of winter and a solid month with no sunrise in the middle of winter would compensate, but not really. Photographing other phenomenon doesn't replace a desire to capture something you're geographically prohibited from capturing. Where I live it's super expensive to fly south, so given the uncertain nature of being in the right place at the right time, unless I move down to something around 50°N, I'm unlikely to see them.

[@fihsy40]

could have clouds for the meteor shower

[@fihsy40]

why dont you point out the plow as all us noviese now the plow, or the frying pan

[@Khalidkhan-er7hv]

I,am Pakistani Plz,marked,sky constellation in over Area

[@petegerardini2455]

How many of us have put the new nebula cloud as their desktop background already? 🙋

[@9mamy]

im jealous that u can see the stars... i cant see anything here. and no dark places. the only dark place is the desert but its so damn scary there

[@DON_NADIE_P.R._1111.]

You want a good spot? ALWAYS choose very high spots. With no HUMANS present all around you for 100 miles.