Shot on May 7, 2024, “The Milky Way” is passing by “a huge wooden ship” in the desert of western Inner Mongolia, looking like a fairy wearing one of her shoes at midnight.

If you look closer, you’ll find some faint airglow covering the galaxy, showing colours of green and yellow.

This picture was shot with Nikon Z7 II, using Viltrox’s 16 mm wide-angle lens with a maximum aperture of f/1.8. The star control is perfectly sharp with this lens, making it a must-buy for astrophotographers.

With Viltrox’s 16 mm F/1.8 lens, you can use shutter speeds of up to 20 seconds and ISO values as low as 3200 to frame the Milky Way at its best. (Tripod required)

“Nikon Z7 II is perfect for night sky photography, known as the one of Nikon Mirrorless Series holding a highest dynamic range . When temperatures drop down to 0 Degrees Celsius in the desert, Nikon Z7 II still performs its best for photographers.”

— Matthew Moore