Astrophotography at St Michael's Mount

St Michael’s Mount, Cornwall. 00:00am. 3 June 2020.

Lens Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM

Exposures 11 x 1 minute, f/2.8, ISO1600

After a year of waiting, Lockdown 2020 was the key to the highest quality astro photograph at St Michael’s Mount

It is June 2020 and it's all now the right way up, as the strangest three months of upside-down have ended. Cycling my way through the first lockdown has been the only respite, as spring passes me by photographically and we emerge from the strangest time of isolation.

In July, Milky Way season begins. It can actually start in May, but the results can be rather underwhelming. With exceptionally long days and the nights that never get fully dark, the best place to be is in the south, which is why so many people head to Devon and Cornwall to soak up the celestial rays.