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Stepping Stones to the Galaxy

During a visit to the Creux du Van in northwestern Switzerland, I hiked past these peculiar limestones. As I had a different shooting location in mind, I did not stop to check them any further, although thought that they looked kind of cool.

 

After a long and cold shooting, I finally called it a night. On my way back to the car, I passed these stones again and when I saw how nicely the Milky Way with Cygnus on the horizon aligned with these limestones, I immidiately knew that I had just lost some more of my precious sleep.

 

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EXIF

Canon EOS 6D, astro-modified

Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8 @ 15mm

iOptron SkyTracker Pro

Sky:

Stack of 10 x 60s @ ISO3200

Foreground:

Stack of 7 x 60s @ ISO6400

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Uploaded on December 7, 2020
Taken on November 19, 2020