Stars Suspended In A Magical Instant Between Night And Dawn

Suspended moments, full of anticipation for a new day that is about to begin … yet the sky is still full of stars! The horizon above Mt Etna volcano lights up and some lenticular clouds reflect the first rays of the sun that has yet to rise. The Milky Way is still visible and the night does not want to give way to the day. It is a moment of pure magic where time seems to be suspended between night and dawn, where the colors take on the most beautiful shades of orange and blue and the stars are reflected on Lake Biviere di Cesarò. The profile of the hills and the clouds themselves are mirrored symmetrically in the water from which some lake reeds emerge. Saturn has just risen in the lower left corner where a bare tree silhouetted its branches in the sky. Meanwhile, the International Space Station also seems to want to observe our Sicily. Nothing disturbs this magical moment made of silence, colors, stars and nature. The world at night is really beautiful!

Second image: At the same spot inside the Nebrodi Park, not far from the town of Cesarò and near Mount Soro, it is possible to discover two lakes immersed in nature and in the woods: Lake Maulazzo and Lake Biviere di Cesarò. The scenery is enchanting. No noise except the call of some nocturnal animal, the sweet smell of grass and wet earth pervades the air caressed by a very light breeze that sometimes gently ripples the surface of the lake. The stars are reflected on the water in the reeds. Few clouds cross the sky playing hide and seek with the Milky Way. Once again the boundaries blur and you get lost in the dream of a place that seems to belong to an alpine landscape.

Photo-composite. A blend of 2 shots, one tracked by Vixen Polarie startracker, and another without tracking for the foreground. 120 sec, f/2, iso 3200. Canon 6d astro-modified, Sigma 20mm lens, L-pro Optolong light pollution filter. Second image is also a blend of two photos with Sigma 14mm lens.