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Shooting the Milky Way talk at Dorset Light Photographic Club

Next Wednesday 15th March 2017 I will be offering a talk about shooting the Milky Way.  The venue is Dorset Light Photographic Club.

Details are: 7:30pm to 10:00pm  £5 entry fee for non members of the club.

St. Michael’s Church Hamworthy, Blandford Road, BH15 4HR Poole, Dorset UK

 

http://www.dorsetlightphotoclub.co.uk/programme.html

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Milky Way Lake Pier Hamworthy Poole Dorset
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Milky Way Hamworthy Park Dorset UK
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Milky Way Studland Dorset UK

Poole Harbour Starry Nights 

Poole Harbour Milky Way Dorset

The largest natural harbour in the United Kingdom.  It is the estuary of 4 rivers, the largest being the Frome.  It has an approximate area of 36km2 (14 sq mi) and it is very shallow (average depth is 48cm) .  The area has a long history of human settlement pre-Roman times.  The harbour was used by the Romans as an invasion port.

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View of the Sandbanks chain ferry jetty. Sirius and the Milky Way, Sandbanks, Poole, England
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Milky Way above Parkstone Yacht Club and Poole Quay, from Whitecliff Harbourside Park, Poole, England

Poole is the main town.  It became a wealthy city in the 17th century as it was a trading hub, and by the 18th century it was the main British port trading with North America.

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Milky Way view above Poole Park, Dorset, England

 

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Hamworthy Lake Pier,  Sirius and the Milky Way, Poole, England.

The harbour is an area of international importance for wildlife conservation, and borders three natural reserves.

 

 

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View of the Milky Way above the harbour from Evening Hill, Poole, England

Poole Harbour has a special charm, and is well known for the most beautiful sunsets in Dorset.  This post is about a face little known, Poole Harbour under the starry nights

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Milky Way above Sandbanks bay, next to the sailing club. Poole, England.

The beauty of the starry nights…

Lake Pier in Hamworthy , Poole, Dorset, England.  In the image, the Milky Way and Sirius.©Kevin_Ferrioli_N00001151113

View of the Milky Way above a Farm in Kimmeridge, Dorset, England. ©Kevin_Ferrioli_N00001150522

Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxy from New Forest, Hampshire, England.

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Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxy, New Forest, Hampshire

St Aldhelm Chapel, Dorset, England.©Kevin_Ferrioli_N00001150911

Milky Way and Perseid Meteor above Christchurch Priory, Dorset, England ©Kevin_Ferrioli_N00001150806

Norman Castle Ruins in Christchurch, Dorset, England.©Kevin_Ferrioli_N00001150808

More Nightscapes…