There’s real magic to see a timelapse of the night sky, and see stars swirl in mesmerizing fashion.

This beautiful series from Gavin Heffernan is shot in Joshua Tree, with the trademark trees making an otherworldly backdrop for the video. Entitled Skyglow, we see the night sky develop slowly, the blue deepening, and the star trails charting perfectly circular paths through the sky.

Beautifully zen in nature, we applaud the smooth fidelity of the video, and the way it showcases this unique place in such a novel way.

See more of Heffernan’s work on his website and Instagram.

Images used with artist’s permission. 

From Hennernan:

“This project was shot as part of SKYGLOW (skyglowproject.com), an ongoing quest to explore the effects and dangers of urban light pollution in contrast with some of the most incredible dark sky areas in North America. This project is being produced by Gavin Heffernan and Harun Mehmedinovic in collaboration with International Dark-Sky Association (darksky.org), a non-profit fighting for the preservation of night skies around the globe.”


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Ben VanderVeen is the founder and editor of Moss & Fog, one of the web’s longest-running visual culture destinations. Since 2009, he’s been finding and framing the most beautiful, surprising, and thought-provoking work in art, architecture, design, and nature — reaching over 325,000 readers each month. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

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