A clear morning was forecast so I set my alarm for 1am. At 3am I woke in a panic, the alarm didn't go off! I jumped out of bed, grabbed my gear and headed out the door. After the hour + drive and 30 minute walk in to this spot I had a brief opportunity to set up my tracker for the first time and get a few shots.

I got everything set up and reached in my bag for a lens warmer, but it wasn't there. Snapped a couple of shots before a cold wave of air came by and instantly my lens misted up. I carried on shooting regardless but thought the night would be ruined, I went home upset that I didn't capture what I had hoped.

Looking back at it this image keeps growing on me, there is just something about the uniqueness of the dew on the lens and that beautiful zodiacal light!

Shot with a Nikon D750 and Tamron 15-30mm lens Mounted on a Star Adventurer Star Tracker Pro 2ii Sky: 19mm - f/4 - IS0 500 - 181 sec Foreground: 25mm - f/4 - IS0 800 - 61 sec