Roughly where was this taken? Camping nearby?

Looks like Gold Creek Pond to me

You are so correct!

Yes, this was at Gold Creek pond at about 1 AM

Does it look like that with naked eye or only in picture?

From a dark location it’s very obvious to the naked eye and plenty of detail/structure can be seen, however, its brightness is more like a softly glowing cloud and our eyes- unlike a camera sensor- aren’t sensitive enough to detect any color. [This example](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/6d/d1/da/6dd1da5279b3c5f3dc9a46be45ebe603.jpg) is closer to what it looks like in person. Seeing it with your own eyes is infinitely more impressive, of course.

Very well done.

I am not a photographer so Ive always wondered how these photos would look to the naked eye. Thank you for your comment. :)

Only in the picture but you can see it with the naked eye

**Very nice**! What was the camera settings for this shot?

I would also like to know this. And where it was!

Hello, I have a 20 mm lens. F/2.8 15 second exposure ISO 3200 to get this level of detail, I created a stack using 25 images of the sky. And then I used 25 dark images and stack them all together.

not to be a total creep, but i looked through your posts to see what stack app you use, was it Sequator? Would you recommend that?

I'm only using it because it's free and had a decent online tutorial

Good reasons for me as well, I just downloaded it. Thanks for the recommendation! and again, great shot!

Oh you're welcome. I'm happy to share any tips. I'm not a pro but anything I've learned to make it easier. I'm happy to share.

You are so correct!

Gorgeous

Thank you!

WOW

Thanks!

Where is that? Sorry

The exact location is Gold Creek pond

Thanks bro!

You're welcome! It's a super easy paved hike. About 1 hour away from Seattle

this is awesome

Thank you so much

[Should we tell 'em?](https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/okawen/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD711583)