07/22/2026
What a trip to remember! We will definitely be back to Bar Harbor, Maine.
Our visit coincided with a 13% waxing crescent Moon that set early in the evening, giving us the perfect dark skies to capture the Milky Way. We scouted several locations throughout Acadia National Park, and the Gulf of Maine Overlook and Thunder Hole quickly became our favorites.
Unfortunately, Thunder Hole was busy with visitors using lights, and being so close to the road, some of my images were washed out. I still have several Milky Way photos to process, but this one from the Gulf of Maine Overlook is my favorite so far.
Captured with my Spencer’s Astro-Modified Canon R6 Mark II, Sigma 24mm f/1.4 ART, and iOptron SkyGuider Pro tracking mount.
I can’t wait to get back under these incredible Maine skies.