“It’s like Galaxy Express 999!” Bridge of light across the night sky over Ishigaki Island

“It’s like Galaxy Express 999!” Bridge of light across the night sky over Ishigaki Island

A plane flies under the Milky Way (8:20 p.m. on September 7, Miyara in Ishigaki, photograph provided by Toru Kinjo)


September 18, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo

 

Ishigaki – On September 7, a fantastical photograph showing the Milky Way and a plane flying underneath it was taken in Ishigaki. The photographer was Toru Kinjo, managing director of the Yaeyama Visitors Bureau. He says, “This is the first time I’ve managed to take a photo like this. I feel really lucky.”

 

Kinjo says that photography is his hobby. At around 8:20 p.m. on September 7, he was in Miyara in Ishigaki photographing the Milky Way when a passenger plane about to land at New Ishigaki Airport entered the frame. To photograph the night sky, he had set his shutter speed for a single photograph to 15 seconds.

 

The picture he took ended up being a fantastical image in which the lights from the airplane trace its flight path. He shared it on social media and received many comments, including one saying “It’s like Galaxy Express 999 (a famous manga by Leiji Matsumoto)!”

 

Kinjo took the opportunity to promote Ishigaki, saying “On Ishigaki Island, we can see the stars so clearly that they say you can see 84 of the 88 constellations! There are beautiful things to see, so I recommend stargazing at night in addition to sightseeing in the afternoon!”

 

(English translation by T&CT and Ellen Huntley)

 

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