It Can’t Go Right Every Time
After watching the weather forecast for the past 2 weeks, I certainly didn’t have my hopes up. Nothing but clouds, rain, and snow during my first astrophotography trip to a Bortle 2 zone. So I was simply treating this past weekend as a scouting mission for a future visit.
My wife and I took a quick trip down to Osławica in Southern Poland in the Eastern Carpathian mountains just to get away together for a couple of days. This was the first time in 17 years that we’ve been alone together so it was almost a bit strange. We did what any parents of four boys do when they escape the asylum of normal life for even a moment – we slept. We slept a lot.
But we did manage to get out for a nice hike on Saturday, but the skies stayed stubbornly overcast during our entire time there. It’s a shame because even though it was overcast, it was dark dark dark at night. Given how remote the region is, I’ll definitely head back down when there’s a better chance to take some photos. It’s only a 3-hour drive from Krakow so it’d be worth it.
While I didn’t get to take any photos of the sky, it was a really fun trip and we enjoyed our time immensely. Can’t wait to try and do it again!