愛好者拍攝的壯觀銀河星圖像震驚了世界

Carl Jones, 36, ventured into Snowdonia National Park after dark and photographed the striking cluster of stars, which stretch in straight lines either side of a dark void.

36歲的卡爾·瓊斯天黑後走入斯諾登尼亞國家公園，拍到令人注目的恆星羣。這些星星呈直線延伸到空曠的黑色天空的任意一側。

His images, which are wonderful shades of purple, red and white, have the sharp silhouettes of hills and lakes in the foreground.

他的照片背景爲紫色、紅色及白色，前景爲清晰的山巒及湖泊影子。

Worth the effort: Carl Jones regularly ventured into Snowdonia National Park after dark and patiently waited for the perfect opportunities to photograph the Milky Way

勞有所獲：卡爾 ·瓊斯天黑後經常走入斯諾登尼亞國家公園，耐心地等待拍攝銀河星的最佳時機。

Mr Jones, from Rhyd-y-Clafdy, North Wales, said: 'The photographs were taken at one of my favourite locations in Snowdonia, Llyn Y Dywarchen.

'I've always been fascinated by the stars and night sky so I don't mind taking my camera up a mountain in the evening.

'I leave the shutter open and just sit in awe of it all.'

來自北威爾士Rhyd-y-Clafdy的瓊斯先生說：“這些照片都是在斯諾登尼亞我最喜歡的地點拍攝的。”

“我一直對星星和夜空着迷，所以晚上上山總喜歡帶照相機。”

“我讓快門一直打開，坐在一邊，對大自然的一切充滿敬畏。”

He added: 'Anyone can see the Milky Way. You just need to head out somewhere dark, which is easier said than done for many people, and let your eyes adjust for ten minutes.

'It appears as a dusty, cloud-line across the sky.

'Through the centre of the Milky Way is a dark area, which one may mistake as being devoid of stars but it's actually an area I believe is referred to as the Great Rift.

'Light is unable to escape through a number of dark nebulae which are present there.'

Watch the skies: Father-of-two Mr Jones pursues his hobby after his children have gone to bed.

Mr Jones heads to the park to take photos when his children, aged seven and ten, are asleep in bed.

他接着說：“所有人都能看見銀河星系。”只需要走進黑暗的某個地方，但對許多人來說，說起來容易，做起來難。在暗處需要１０分鐘調整目光。

“跨過夜空眼前是一條星星點點雲霧線。”

“儘管銀河系的中央是一片黑色區，人們經常錯以爲那裏沒有任何恆星，實際上，我想這片塊地方應該叫做大裂谷。

“光線是無法逃出那裏存在的大量暗色星雲的。”

觀察天空：在孩子熟睡後，兩個孩子父親的瓊斯先生才從事他的愛好。

７歲和１０歲的孩子都在牀上入睡後，瓊斯先生才走進公園拍攝照片。

His photos show clusters of stars in a starfield, or a star trail, which shows the movement of the earth through the sky.

He said: 'I've always been fascinated by star trail images.

'People think it shows the stars moving through the sky, whereas in reality what they display is the rotation of the earth, with the stars staying relatively stationary.'

He added: 'There's no point getting pictures of a blank piece of sky full of stars, you need something in the foreground to lead people through the image.

'Fortunately, living so near to Snowdonia means there's no shortage of lakes, mountains and churches to use as foreground interest.'
他拍攝的照片爲某一片星空中的幾組恆星，或者一個恆星的軌跡，表示地球穿過天空的運動。

他說：“星星的軌跡圖像一直讓我着迷。”

“人們認爲照片顯示恆星在天空的運動，而實際上表示的是地球的旋轉，而恆星則處於相對固定的位置。”
他還說：“對着一片充滿星星的天空拍攝是沒有意義的，你需要某種前景，這樣可以給人以穿過圖像的立體感。”

“幸運的是，住在離斯諾登尼亞這麼近的地方，不缺湖泊、山巒與教堂這樣可以作用作很有意思前景的東西。”