The Milky Way is back! Every year from April through August, we in the northern hemisphere are granted a glimpse deep into the heart of our home galaxy. During the remaining months of November through March, the Core of the Milky Way (at right, above) lies below our horizon during the night, and out of view.

During this early period of the galaxy's rise, it only reveals itself very late at night, and as the months progress through August, it will avail itself progressively earlier throughout the evening. This means capturing images in the earlier part of the year requires long, dark, often cold nights in remote locations far removed from the terrible light pollution generated by populated areas.

Over the past six years I have dedicated countless hundreds of hours both in the field and in front of the monitor learning the techniques, technology, and post-processing to produce high quality astrophotography. Now, with some new equipment at my disposal, I am finally beginning to produce images that I can be truly proud of.