THE STORY BEHIND THE PHOTOS

Our home galaxy, the Milky Way is a pinwheel shaped galaxy approximatel120,000 light-years in diameter, which contains 100–400 billion stars and may contain as many planets. The Milky Way most visible at certain times of the year and in certain places. These photos were taken in July from the beach in Avalon, New Jersey. The big thing about Avalon is the relatively low amount of light pollution which helps make the Milky Way more visible.

The Milky Way, while visible to the naked eye, is usually quite faint, even under the best viewing conditions. But with a good camera lens, and the right exposure settings and post processing, you can really make the stars and dust clouds of the Milky Way pop