Firefly Trails Under Milky Way Captured by Astrophotographer (Photo)

[Buster's Uncle]

Firefly Trails Under Milky Way Captured by Astrophotographer (Photo)
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by Nina Sen, SPACE.com Contributor  May 21, 2014 7:32 AM



This image of fireflies under the Milky Way was taken by Matt Pollock from his backyard on June 7, 2013 in his backyard in the Town of Brunswick, New York.



Flickering fireflies appear to create lines of light in a field beneath the Milky Way in this spellbinding long-exposure view by an astrophotographer.

The image was captured by Matt Pollock on June 7, 2013 in his backyard in Brunswick, New York. Pollock sent the photo in to Space.com this month, adding that it harkens back to a childhood memory.

"The picture was inspired from a childhood experience when I was about 8 years old. It was a warm night and I ran out to catch 'lightning bugs' in a jar with holes punched in the lid … I was no sooner tucked in (to bed) than I pulled out the jar and poured all my new found friends into the darkness. Oh what a glorious sight. The pyrotechnics were awesome," Pollock wrote in an email to Space.com.

Pollock's childhood memory of fireflies stayed with him and with careful planning, he was able to capture the bright bugs in this stunning image.

The image was blended into a composite to avoid creating long star trails and to highlight the so-called "Summer Triangle" star pattern of the Milky Way including the dark rift. The Summer Triangle is made up of three bright stars from three separate constellations. Vega in Lyra, Altair in Aquila and Deneb in Cygnus.

To see more amazing night sky photos submitted by Space.com readers, visit our astrophotography archive.

Editor's note: If you have an amazing night sky photo you'd like to share for a possible story or image gallery, please contact managing editor Tariq Malik at spacephotos@space.com.


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[Geo]

There's even either a meteor trail or comet tail in it (upper right corner).

[Buster's Uncle]

You're right.