Milky Way Over Emily Bay – Jolene Oliver
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15 July 2022
Voting is open in the 2022 Capture the Dark Photography Contest, IDA astrophotography competition July 2022.
Norfolk Island has beautiful starry skies, our dark nights is one of the best in the world with limited light pollution. Last week I was excited when local photographer Jolene Oliver entered one of her stunning Astro photographs in an international photography competition and the photograph was excepted by the IDA, International Dark-Sky Association, for their 2022 Capturing the Dark Photography Contest.
Jolene’s image is a photo named Milky Way Over Emily Bay, and it is a stunning picture of our Norfolk Island Magical Dark Skies. Jolene has captured the Milky Way and starry sky beautifully across the sky above our favourite Emily Bay and Lone Pine.
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VOTE for the people's choice award and click on the link and give this beautiful image a vote. Public voting is now open.
MILKY WAY OVER EMILY BAY
Category: International Dark Sky Place
Name: Jolene Oliver
- You may vote once per day for free.
- Come back and keep voting!
- Additionally, there is an option to donate to vote where you can make a donation to IDA for more votes.
- All proceeds help support our mission to protect the night from light pollution.
The photo with the most votes at the end of the contest will win the People's Choice Award! The winner will receive a prize package that includes a $250.00 gift card to B&H, a feature in IDA’s Nightscape publication, the IDA blog and social media, an IDA membership, and IDA and Visit Utah swag.
Public voting Close on 21st July and the winners will be announced on 30 August 2022. Good Luck Jolene!!
While you are visiting the IDA online link, view the other entries. There are a number of categories and Milky Way Over Emily Bay is listed under International Dark Sky Place.
All categories, Connecting to the Dark, International Dark Sky Places, The Impact of Light Pollution, The Bright Side of Lighting, Creatures of the Night, Deep Sky, The Mobile Photographer, Youth and Utah Dark Skies.
Norfolk Island Magical Dark Skies
Norfolk Island is the perfect place for Astrophotography, it is recognised as a Gold Level Dark Sky and future plans are for Norfolk Island to apply to the IDA for an International Dark Sky Island Community, protecting the Norfolk Island dark skies for future generations. A lighting policy is required to be endorsed so Norfolk Island can apply to be an International Dark Sky Island Community. Lighting regulations needs support from policy makers and the Norfolk Island community. Norfolk Island Magical Dark Skies need to be protected for the environment and for future years.
Many people in the world do not ever see the Milky Way or the dark sky filled with stars. They live in cities and areas with high light pollution, which is a growing problem around the world. Other concerns caused by light pollution are the disruptions to the natural environment, the waste of energy and has the potential to cause health problems.
Light pollution has harmful effects on other creatures such as migrating birds, sea turtle and insects. Norfolk Island is the home of many migrating birds, such as the Ghost Bird, that are affected by bright lights. The natural darkness is also very important for nocturnal animals. The introduction of artificial light at night could very well be the most devastating change humans have made to their environment.
This week is the final week for casting votes for Capture the Dark and to support Norfolk Island and Jolene Oliver by voting for her wonderful image, Milky Way Over Emily Bay. Encourage your friends and family, to also vote for Jolene's photo. It's also a fun way to share the beauty of the stars above, which I call Norfolk Island Magical Dark Skies.
Betty Matthews
July 2022