I Drove 4 Hours to Photograph The Milky Way

Wow Great clip I am so glad you stop by . I was the one with the 36 telescope

Lost my dad in January 2018, so this was my first Father's Day without him. So, I appreciate this video so much! He helped me into astronomy back when i was 6 and bought me a Sears refractor for $300 whole dollars ( this was 1974!), and I was hooked. We looked through my Obsession 25" Dob LOTS of times before he was unable to walk, much less climb, so we shared so much of that together. Astronomy can be such a HUGE family experience. We were recently in the florida panhandle, and I showed my daughter the Milky Way and we say Meteors all night from the roof of a house near the ocean. We could see Messier objects with naked eyes, and used binocs to resolve them. Such an amazing experience. This is an incredible hobby, and you are doing an incredible job. Thank you very much, Trevor, for reminding me of why I love this so much!

This is what I like about astronomy. No matter political opinions or religion we all seem to be friends, because of our shared hobby. Great video as always Trevor!

I drove 2 million light years to watch this. All the way from Andromeda A baby!

I wish my country has such kind of enthusiastic people creating events of star gazing.

I remember in the 70's looking up at the sky from my backyard and seeing the milkyway so brightly across the sky folks today would not believe it... now I'm lucky to see a few stars and the moon from the same backyard.

Meanwhile here in New Zealand: I drove 20 minutes to bortle class 1. I didn’t realise how rare that is in other parts of the world

Outstanding Trevor, thank you for taking us along on this dark sky journey, stunning imagery! One thing that truly should out on this video, the tribute to your Dad, I'm very sorry for you loss and I'm sure he'll always be there with you, well done Sir!

I drove six hours to see a 2.5 minute eclipse. Well worth it.

Sorry for your loss, Trevor but such a lovely tribute to your dad. Amazing, Inspiring work! Great capture!

Amazing video Trevor! So sorry to hear of your loss...Great Tribute to your Dad!

I love how the synthwave music just fits perfectly with the video / astronomy in general

I think I would drive across the country for a photo like this. Absolutely breathtaking.

Sorry for your loss brother. I lost my dad a year ago and I miss him more and more every day. Great video. I created a live deer cam stream on my youtube channel so my dad could watch the wildlife behind our house. Today in his memory I let the stream run 24/7. Image the stars every night in memory of your dad. He's right there with ya. Safe Shooting, The Cajun.

I'm sorry for your loss Trevor. Thank you for this video and that unbelievably beautiful ending. I'm sure your dad is there proudly watching down on you and your family's life. All the best to you and warm greetings from Scandinavia.

This year (2022) was my first Father's Day without my dad who passed in November of 2021. I took my son to a dark site over the weekend and it was amazing immediately after getting out of the truck. My first thought was, "I bet Dad would have loved to be out here."

What a nice shot! Hope your dad is doing well up there

Absolutely breathtaking Trevor! Keep up the good work!

This was a great video but OMG it made me cry at the end. When you mentioned your late dad and said he was there and then BAM the photo...I've got goosebumps!

I just came across your channel last weekend while looking to finally purchase a serious telescope. A little back story about our time at Cherry Springs. My husband, teenage daughter and I went here in August of 2021. We came with nothing but gravity chairs, warm clothes and binoculars. It had been a dream of mine to travel to this awesome place as long as could remember. We got to the park around 7pm and settled in. The moon was in last quarter and setting after 10pm and that's when the show began. I could not get over what I was seeing with the naked eye! I think my eyes got as big as dinner plates to try and absorb all I was seeing. As we were leaving to had back to our car, around 12:30am, I couldn't stop looking back up at the sky. The Milky Way was spectacular as a whole without any visual aids. From horizon to horizon it looked like a handle of a basket made of nothing but stars. I was totally awestruck! As we headed back to our campground, about 50 minutes away, we stopped at an intersection out in the middle of the country. Sticking our heads out of the windows of our truck we could still see it! Once we got back to our campground, which was nestled in a deep valley between mountains I once again walked into the middle of field (totally forgetting that bears like to roam the area) and looked up. There it was, the Milky Way like a handle of a basket connecting the tops of the mountains. For me it will be an experience I will never forget! Thank you for taking the time to make these videos that are helping in my pursuit of the perfect telescope for me. 🙂