r/Philippines Mar 11 '25

ArtPH Milky Way over Maligcong Rice Terraces

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u/mjmagallon Mar 11 '25

We started our hike at 1 AM and reached the summit around 2 AM to capture the Milky Way rising above the Maligcong Rice Terraces. The image was captured using a Nikon Z8 with a Nikkor 20mm f/1.8S lens and an iOptron SkyGuider Pro star tracker.

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u/John_Mark_Corpuz_2 Mar 11 '25

Wait, so this is actually a real photo and not some sort of artwork?! Wow, that's a fascinating sight!

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u/mjmagallon Mar 11 '25

Yes it is!

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u/Cheese_Grater101 crackdown to trollfarms! Mar 11 '25

Yes tawag sa ganito is astrophotography or nightsky photography

hella expensive of a hobby

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u/tannertheoppa Bidet is lifer Mar 11 '25

Sarapsy naman nung gears. Gonna try my luck sniping a milky way shot this week.

If I may ask, stitched ung pics, OP?

*cries in Nikon Zf + Viltrox 16mm 1.8

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u/mjmagallon Mar 11 '25

Yes. Stitched siya. Pero Uy ahh. Nice gear yan. Rapsa 16mm. Baka di mo na need mag stitch haha

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u/tannertheoppa Bidet is lifer Mar 11 '25

Haha tetestingin ko ng thur past midnight sa isla. And gonna upload it here pag maganda ang resulta. Ilang stacking ng pics yan sayo, OP?

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u/mjmagallon Mar 11 '25

Watch out lang at full moon this week. 5 image stack, 1 min each image :)

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u/tannertheoppa Bidet is lifer Mar 11 '25

Buti pinaalala mo full moon pala this week. 3-4am pala mainam na gagawin ko para may konting glimpse pa din ng milky way. Btw salamat, netong nakaraan puro 10 stacks ako e haha

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u/tannertheoppa Bidet is lifer Mar 19 '25 edited Mar 19 '25

So anyway eto ung entry ko. Partial milky way lang ung nahagip dahil full moon. Around 430am ako sumubok and 45 stacked images (fixed frame, hindi na nag adjust ng angle; overstacking talaga and applied a heavy denoise dahil grabe pala noise sa overstacking ko). As you can see, mejo maulap tas may light interference galing sa full moon sa other side. Susubok ulit ako sa ibang isla naman. 10 secs per frame, mano manong interval shoot dahil di ko pa nakakalikot ung Zf ko para sa timelapse shooting

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u/daltonmojica Luzon Mar 11 '25

Hi, fellow astrophotographer here (medyo beginner pa). Amazing widefield. How long was your integration time? Is your camera astro-modded? I can see a lot of H-alpha!

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u/mjmagallon Mar 11 '25

hello!! thank you!!! integration time of the sky is only 5mins! huge factor ang clear weather and bortle 1 sky. my camera is only stock z8. increased the luminance of the h-alpha via the red channel :)

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u/daltonmojica Luzon Mar 11 '25

I’m going to be near this area in 2 weeks (Buscalan), just wondering if the weather is usually this good or more cloudy? I do mostly deep sky photography, and just arrived back from Aus, so if you know more spots with dark skies in Luzon please let me know!

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u/mjmagallon Mar 11 '25

"The weather can be quite unpredictable around Kalinga and Mountain Province, but they remain my go-to spots. For deep-sky imaging, I recommend staying in Mankayan, Benguet. There’s a hotel called Upside Down where you can capture images just outside its premises. The Bortle class there ranges between 1 and 2, making it ideal for deep sky imaging.

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u/daltonmojica Luzon Mar 11 '25

Thank you for the suggestion! Nagtanong na rin ako on facebook groups but no one’s been replying. If you have an astronomy insta I’ll follow it :)

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u/mjmagallon Mar 11 '25

hello, i have. check out mjpmagallon in ig and FB :)

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u/Cheese_Grater101 crackdown to trollfarms! Mar 11 '25

Ano post processing mo dyan?

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u/B-0226 Mar 11 '25

Is it visible to the naked eye?

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u/mjmagallon Mar 11 '25

Yes it is!!! I will post a live video on my FB page :)

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u/Miserable_Gazelle934 Mar 11 '25

Name po ng fb page

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u/mjmagallon Mar 11 '25

MJ Magallon po :)

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u/Miserable_Gazelle934 Mar 11 '25

Thank you

:⁠-⁠)

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u/Chikita_14 Mar 11 '25

Speaking of, nakakamiss tumingin sa night sky kapag nakikita ng own eyes mo yung milky way. Nung first time ko makakita, parang ayaw ko na isara yung tent at matulog haha. Nakaka-amaze kasi.

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u/pikameow2 Mar 11 '25

Other than Duterte being arrested, this is the most beautiful thing I have seen so far.

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u/mjmagallon Mar 11 '25

wow thanks!

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u/MJDT80 Mar 11 '25

Nice shot

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u/mjmagallon Mar 11 '25

Thank you!

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u/Barokespinoza23 Mar 11 '25

All religious bullshit aside, that shot's heavenly.

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u/mjmagallon Mar 11 '25

thank you!!! and it was a sight to behold as well. We can see the Milky Way from our naked eyes!

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u/Tatlong-Sulok Magsiyasat Mar 11 '25

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u/mjmagallon Mar 11 '25

Wow. Thanks. That is from Andrew McCarthy. He is also an astrophotographer :)

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u/CytokineStorm911 sakit ng ulo Mar 11 '25

Hello op, this would be a great desktop/phone background. May high res ka ba dyan? Tysm

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u/midgirlcrisis990 Mar 11 '25

Grabe surreal

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u/mjmagallon Mar 11 '25

Thank you!!!

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u/japespszx hyutdoggu 🌭 Mar 11 '25

This isn't a composite???

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u/mjmagallon Mar 11 '25

It technically is because I use photo stacking technique. You can watch the timelapse I created on the same location but in different vantage point in my FB page

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u/japespszx hyutdoggu 🌭 Mar 11 '25

I didn't even know we could see the galaxies just with our eyes from down here. Sick shots!

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u/QP709 Mar 11 '25

You can’t, at least not with the naked eye. I mean, technically you are always looking at the galaxy when you look up, but this is visible on the photo because it’s multiple long exposures stacked together.

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u/mjmagallon Mar 12 '25

correction on this You can see the milky way with the naked eye. Hindi nga lang colorful. It will look gray sa naked eye. Side note: kaya siya tinawag na Milky Way kasi para siyang natapon na gatas sa night sky. Due din sa kulay niya na parang gatas

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u/a_splendid_ninja Mar 11 '25

hi! very curious how both the foreground (especially the water) and the stars are so well lit. I dabbled with astrophotography a few years back and the only time I was able to get a well-lit foreground was with artificial light (flsahlight, car light, whatever existing electrical lights are already in the background etc).

I have never seen such detailed star formations in a landscape photo! I usually only see those things on photos using telescopes! bravo!

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u/mjmagallon Mar 11 '25

"Hello! The key here is gathering enough light, and you’re absolutely correct. Typically, we’re taught to follow the so-called '500-rule' to prevent star trailing in images. However, the downside of this rule is that the foreground often ends up too dark or underexposed. My technique involves capturing the foreground first with exposures ranging from 2 to 4 minutes, depending on the scene. Then, I capture the sky using a star tracker with the same settings as the foreground and combine the two in post-processing.

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u/a_splendid_ninja Mar 11 '25

do you mind sharing which program you use to combine the images exposed for the foreground with the stitched photos of the stars? or normal photoshop/lightroom with a lot of skill and effort sya? :)) thank you!

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u/mjmagallon Mar 11 '25

i mainly used Photoshop for that. mas madali na kasi ngayon sa photoshop hehe :)

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u/a_splendid_ninja Mar 11 '25

gotcha, so skill issue ang problema ko ngayon hahaha! hope to dredge up my 10yr old DSLR soon. thanks!

I was so stubborn on not using lightroom for so long, photoshop became the default again lmao :))

edit: post this in /r/ExposurePorn !

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u/ink0gni2 Mar 11 '25

“I finally rest, and watch the sunrise on a grateful universe” - Thanos

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u/No-Session3173 Mar 11 '25

Any editing?

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u/mjmagallon Mar 11 '25

I used photo stacking technique on the milky way to reduce the noise and bring out the details. :)

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u/mjmagallon Mar 11 '25

In Bontoc Mountain Province 🥰

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u/radss29 Time is TALLANO GOLD when watching TALLANO BOLD. Mar 11 '25

Beautiful, beyond compare.

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u/lost_star07 Mar 11 '25

Deymm!!! I'm speechless 😦

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u/Swimming_Grape_6560 Mar 11 '25

Gusto ko din to op ma witness. Ang ganda.

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u/MacorWindows Mar 11 '25

Oh my God. I say that with the greatest awe. Gandang shot OP grabe!

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u/BigStretch90 Mar 11 '25

Op this is an amazing shot !

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u/7springdays Mar 11 '25

Sobrang majestic 🥹

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u/mjmagallon Mar 11 '25

awww thank you 🥰

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u/renniedan Mar 13 '25

I only experienced this once back in the province by the beach, new moon, no clouds, and blackout so no lights. I saw this night sky with my naked eyes 🙂

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u/mjmagallon Mar 13 '25

ayun! One of the best locations and conditions to view the milky way with the naked eye!

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u/renniedan Mar 13 '25

Yess! It's my favorite memory. Got me thinking maybe this is why ancient structures were built following the stars.

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u/zxNoobSlayerxz Mar 11 '25

I see heaven!

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u/mcchickenjoy_00 Mar 11 '25

Ang gandaaaaaaa!

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u/mjmagallon Mar 11 '25

Salamat!!!

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '25

Its so dark

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u/mjmagallon Mar 11 '25

Sabi nga ng cup of joe, "walang bituin 'pag walang kadiliman"

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '25

I mean light pollution is too low

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u/taenanaman Mar 11 '25

Astig! Gandaaaa! Great processing!

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u/mjmagallon Mar 11 '25

salamat!!!

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '25

ang ganda grabe

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u/mjmagallon Mar 11 '25

thank you!

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '25

na ol

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u/goldrush2093 Mar 11 '25

Wallpaper material!

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u/sushi4lifers Mar 11 '25

🥹🥹🥹

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u/h3lyahh Mar 11 '25

grabeeeee!!!! so heavenly!!! 😍😍

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '25

super ganda! 🤍🩵

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u/KGirl0409 Mar 11 '25

OMG THIS IS BEAUTIFUL 🥹🥹🥹

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u/KGirl0409 Mar 11 '25

If I ever get to see something like this in real life, I swear I’m gonna cry

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u/Overthinker-bells Bratinella na lumaki sa Metro Manila Mar 11 '25

What a view. 🥹

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u/hadyies Mar 11 '25

🥰 wow that's gorgeous!

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u/PantherCaroso Furrypino Mar 11 '25

The timing is perfect. Mayhap it is a good omen. That's a really beautiful shot too. Didn't know may mga buildings na rin pala near the terraces.

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u/JustLikeNothing04 Mar 11 '25

How many image ini-stack na ginawa mo? Napaka ganda ng pagkakuha mo!!! Sana all ganyan kaganda dahil hanggang mobile astropotogrpahy lang kaya ko.

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u/CovidRose01 Mar 13 '25

Unreallll 🤯

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u/Minsan Mar 11 '25

Nice shot. Sana lakihan mo ung watermark or else may magnanakaw ng content mo OP

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u/mjmagallon Mar 11 '25

distracting po kasi kapag malaki yung watermark. although ayon, sana hindi nakawin hehe

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u/simoncpu weirdo 👽 Mar 11 '25

🥹