Kiso Town in Nagano Prefecture is a town where stars fall. As you head north on the road towards Takayama from the medieval town with its ancient history, you enter a different world. Urban light is blocked out, and an astonishing number of stars shine in the pitch-black night sky to welcome us. The Milky Way, of course, is present, but there are so many stars that constellations are unrecognizable due to their sheer abundance. Today, we bring you the spectacle of these stars revolving around the North Star.
The shooting location is in front of the Kiso Fukushima Ski Resort, at the Center House. We obtained permission for the filming. October 19, 2023, around 10 PM, LiveCompo MFT 8mm.
At night, the city lights fade away, and it becomes a night with a sky filled with stars. This is the eastern sky where I always capture the morning sun.
Tonight, with clear skies, I was able to capture the beautiful trails of stars. The straight lines are the trajectories of artificial satellites, and the slightly curved ones are airplanes.
Today is mostly clear, but there is some haze, allowing for direct viewing of the sunrise. I was out last night for some constellation photography, but the clouds took a while to clear, making it quite challenging.