Autumn MilkyWay in Rogaland

The hunt for Milkyway and Aurora starts the minute the sky gets dark here in Rogaland. The famed northern midnight sun normally fades away slowly by mid July and signals the start of normal day and night times in the daily lives of people here: summer holidays are over, everyone is back home poised for start of school and work again.

When hunters finally take their one or two weeklong break to hunt for small birds and mammals in the mountains, Milkyway and Aurora hunters follow suit in the dark hunting for the wonders of the night sky when the night is cool, crisp and clear.

Armed with a couple of full frame camera bodies and fast lenses, the only blocker for this type of photography is dearth of good weather days. Here on the west coast good weather can be a hit and miss atthis time of year, mostly miss for the most parts with clouds and rain by the time October ends.

This year I took a firm resolve to go out whenever the weather is clear. With the full moon in the way, the window for good night photography period becomes very slim indeed.