Vallecito, Atacama in Chile
Category: Single Shot
IG: victorlimaphoto
Story:
Captured at Vallecito, near San Pedro de Atacama, this image showcases a rugged Martian-like desert foreground beneath a pristine night sky. Towering rock formations stand in silence as the Milky Way cuts diagonally across the heavens, revealing intricate dust lanes and glowing emission nebulae. A faint band of zodiacal light, enhanced by the Gegenschein, stretches across the sky, crossing the galactic core and adding a subtle luminous bridge that merges interplanetary dust with the Milky Way’s star clouds. The reddish airglow amplifies the scene’s otherworldly tones, while the exceptionally dark skies of the Atacama Desert allow fine galactic details to emerge vividly in a single frame.
Between the rock formations, near the horizon, the Small Magellanic Cloud can be spotted as a faint, diffuse patch of light. This irregular dwarf galaxy orbits the Milky Way and lies roughly 200,000 light-years away. Despite its size, it contains billions of stars, active star-forming regions, and dense nebulae, making it a fascinating companion to our galaxy. Its visibility in this image highlights the extraordinary darkness and clarity of the Atacama Desert skies, where even distant satellite galaxies become discernible to the naked eye.
EXIF:
Canon 6D Ha-modified
Rokinon 12mm f/2.8 Fisheye Lens
Exposure: 20s · f/2.8 · ISO 10.000
Location: Vallecito, Atacama Desert, Chile.
Vallecito, Atacama in Chile
Category: Single Shot
IG: victorlimaphoto
Story:
Captured at Vallecito, near San Pedro de Atacama, this image showcases a rugged Martian-like desert foreground beneath a pristine night sky. Towering rock formations stand in silence as the Milky Way cuts diagonally across the heavens, revealing intricate dust lanes and glowing emission nebulae. A faint band of zodiacal light, enhanced by the Gegenschein, stretches across the sky, crossing the galactic core and adding a subtle luminous bridge that merges interplanetary dust with the Milky Way’s star clouds. The reddish airglow amplifies the scene’s otherworldly tones, while the exceptionally dark skies of the Atacama Desert allow fine galactic details to emerge vividly in a single frame.
Between the rock formations, near the horizon, the Small Magellanic Cloud can be spotted as a faint, diffuse patch of light. This irregular dwarf galaxy orbits the Milky Way and lies roughly 200,000 light-years away. Despite its size, it contains billions of stars, active star-forming regions, and dense nebulae, making it a fascinating companion to our galaxy. Its visibility in this image highlights the extraordinary darkness and clarity of the Atacama Desert skies, where even distant satellite galaxies become discernible to the naked eye.
EXIF:
Canon 6D Ha-modified
Rokinon 12mm f/2.8 Fisheye Lens
Exposure: 20s · f/2.8 · ISO 10.000
Location: Vallecito, Atacama Desert, Chile.