Breathtaking Astrophoto: Milky Way Over Monument Valley

By Nancy Atkinson - April 28, 2014 10:38 AM UTC | Milky Way

One of our favorite astrophotographers and timelapse gurus,

Gavin Heffernan

from

Sunchaser Pictures

is currently out in

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park

in Arizona shooting footage for a new timelapse. With this sneak peak photo, we can't wait for the video!

This gorgeous shot taken on April 26, 2014 is just breathtaking. "It was an epic Milky Way night," Gavin said on

Facebook

.

Monument Valley one of the most majestic and most most photographed regions in the US, and is known for its dramatic landscape and mesmerizing lighting during the day -- with the sun illuminating the towers and casting long shadows on the valley -- but it is equally dramatic at night, too, as this image attests.

Gavin told Universe Today the video will be completed in about 2 weeks, and that he was in Arizona as an "artist in residence" at Northern Arizona University, showing the photography students some timelapse tricks on some field trips.

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Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson is a space journalist and author with a passion for telling the stories of people involved in space exploration and astronomy. She is currently retired from daily writing, but worked at Universe Today for 20 years as a writer and editor. She also contributed articles to The Planetary Society, Ad Astra (National Space Society), New Scientist and many other online outlets.

Her 2019 book, "Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions,” shares the untold stories of engineers and scientists who worked behind the scenes to make the Apollo program so successful, despite the daunting odds against it. Her first book “Incredible Stories From Space: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Missions Changing Our View of the Cosmos” (2016) tells the stories of 37 scientists and engineers that work on several current NASA robotic missions to explore the solar system and beyond.

Nancy is also a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador, and through this program, she has the opportunity to share her passion of space and astronomy with children and adults through presentations and programs. Nancy's personal website is nancyatkinson.com