Night and darkness often carry an atmosphere of fear and anxiety. However, there are also scenes of wonder and beauty with merely a change of lighting. Through the use of long exposures, time of year, lunar cycles, and solar flares, the hidden beauty of this world is captured. "Coastal Stars" was taken along the Oregon Coast at a lookout called The Devil's Cauldron. Mainly a fantastic cliff side view in the daytime, it also had it's beauty in the new moon darkness.