Most of photographing Cornwall is turning up in the right place at the right hour. These are the notes I have built up doing exactly that — the dates, the conditions, and the settings that work.
When the galactic core is up, where the dark skies are, and the camera settings that actually capture it — a beginner-friendly guide, from a photographer shooting it over the Cornish coast.
The best light of the day, and how to be standing in the right place when it arrives — when golden hour falls through the year, where to shoot it in Cornwall, and the settings that hold the colour.
The dates for the next 18 months — and why the evening you choose matters far more than the date.
What causes it, the months worth watching, the conditions that trigger it, and how to photograph something that will not stay still.