Crossing Arches

This spring, the weather hasn't been very kind with us in Switzerland and I was really itching to shoot another panorama of the Milky Way arch.

 

Despite a less than perfect forecast with some thin clouds, I took the 3 hour hike to the top of this peak in eastern Switzerland.

 

After a disappointing start, with almost solid cloud cover and a very strong breeze, the weather gods had mercy and made the clouds part, exactly as the Milky Way core started to rise.

 

EXIF

Canon EOS 6D, astro-modified

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L

iOptron SkyTracker

Sky:

13 panel panorama, each a single exposure of 75s @ ISO1600, tracked

Foreground:

13 panel panorama, each a stack of 5 x 60s @ ISO3200

+ Selfiie: 20s @ ISO6400

Done