Venus and the stars over Lake Michigan. Click for a larger version.

Twilight hangs on for a long time in June in the far northern reaches of the United States. I captured this image a few days ago while leading a photography workshop in northern Michigan.

After spending most of the evening through sunset at nature preserve, we drove to Lake Michigan Shores Roadside Park to photograph the stars as they came out. It was a magic time of day with the blue light of late twilight below the night sky spangled with stars. Venus was shining brightly and sending a beam of light across the lake. It was 11:18 pm, one hour and 50 minutes after sunset.

We captured meteorites, iridium flares, and as the sky got darker, the Milky Way.

Photo Data: Canon 5D Mark III, Canon EF 15mm semi-fisheye lens. f/4, 30 seconds, ISO 1600.

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Next year’s photography workshop in northern Michigan