The Toadstool and the Core

The core region of Milky Way rising behind the Toadstool.

 

While my lat post flic.kr/p/Eo2P1o showed a very wide panorama of the Toadstool, this as kind of the contrary.

 

When I am at a real dark sky location, I am always amazed how well the stars are visible along the horizon. While shooting nightscapes at the Toadstool, I stood in wonder when I noticed how dark the sky was in the direction of the rising Milky Way. I grabbed my 70-200mm lens and shot this image.

 

To make it clear: This is real and not a composite.The golden color on the horizon is the light of millions of stars rising behind the Toadstool, while the black areas are dark clouds of cosmic dust. Also visible to the right of the Hoodoo are the Lagoon Nabula (M8), Trifid Nemula (M20) and the bright starlike planet Saturn.

 

 

EXIF:

Canon EOS 6D astro modified

Canon 70-200 f/2.8 L IS USM @ 70mm

iOptron Skytracker

 

Foreground:

Single exposure 180s @ ISO1600

Low Level Lighting with 2 LED panels and 1 omindirectional light

 

Sky:

stack of 3 x 180s @ ISO1600

 

Thanks for all your faves and comments.

 

Prints available:

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