On a clear dark night the stars shine brightly over the vineyard. On a clear dark night the stars shine brightly over the vineyard. 122 images were stacked together to create this image. As the Earth rotates, all the constellations appear to rotate around Polaris, the North Star.

There is a meteor above Polaris, to the right and a satellite on the right of the image.

The conditions for astrophotography were optimum. There was very little light pollution. The huge leaves of the grapes covered the vines. The leading lines of the rows of grapes draw the eye towards the North Star. Airglow in the atmosphere leaned heavily towards green, indicating the luminescence of oxygen molecules present.

Oh what a night!