Cape Hatteras Lighthouse And Milky Way
by Sandi OReilly
Title
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse And Milky Way
Artist
Sandi OReilly
Medium
Mixed Media - Photography, Digial Art
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The Outer Banks OBX Cape Haterras Lighthous of North Carolina is a special sight to see, and is one of it's prize destinations as the outerbanks stick out into the Atlantic and a lighthouse was needed for the ships were running aground. Here is my image and presentation of this historic landmark. Shown at night with a milkyway, stars out and the light lit with rays coming out from it.
he Cape Hatteras Lighthouse protects one of the most hazardous sections of the Atlantic Coast. Offshore of Cape Hatteras, the Gulf Stream collides with the Virginia Drift, a branch of the Labrador Current from Canada. This current forces southbound ships into a dangerous twelve-mile long sandbar called Diamond Shoals. Hundreds and possibly thousands of shipwrecks in this area have given it the reputation as the Graveyard of the Atlantic. onstruction of a lighthouse at Cape Hatteras was first authorized in 1794 when Congress recognized the danger posed to Atlantic shipping. However, construction did not begin until 1799. The first lighthouse was lit in October of 1803. Made of sandstone, it was 90 feet tall with a lamp powered by whale oil.
The 1803 lighthouse was unable to effectively warn ships of the dangerous Diamond Shoals because it was too short, the unpainted sandstone blended in with the background, and the signal was not strong enough to reach mariners. Additionally, the tower was poorly constructed and maintained. Frequent complaints were made regarding the lighthouse. Many changes have been made, rebuilt, a new lighthouse built, then had to be moved, The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, sentinel of the perilous Diamond Shoals, where the Gulf Stream meets the Labrador Current, witness to the tragic sinking and triumphant rescues claimed by the "Graveyard of the Atlantic," resumed its duties on November 13, 1999 and continues to do so to this day. Now safely 1,600 feet from the ocean, it should not be threatened by the indomitable ocean waves for another 100 years.
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Sandi OReilly
Karen, thank you so much for featuring this image in "Lady Photographers and Artists"!!!
Bob Lentz
Congratulations! on this unique image’s being Featured in “The Artistic Aperture” group, and also Liked, Favorited, and Facebooked.