Late Summer

The Milky Way core season is slowly approaching its end here in Switzerland. September is the last month with more than just a few minutes of core visibility.

 

For my first September Milky Way shooting, I revisited this spot, where I captured Orion in January this year. Not only the sky was totally different now, but also the rest of the conditions. The snow-covered landscape was replaced by lush green meadows and forests and the pleasant late summer evening was some 35°C warmer than the bitter cold winter night.

 

The Milky Way was nicely positioned between the picturesque chapel and the scenic twin peaks above the town of Schwyz and a dissipating thunderstorm was adding some drama to the scene. It was the perfect night to capture a huge panorama of one of my favorite views in Switzerland.

 

The light on the foreground was cast by a nearby house. I considered reshooting the scene after the lights were extinguished, but decided that I like how the yellow-orange stripe and the dark shadows of the fence seem to mirror the band of the Milky Way in the sky.

 

Prints available: ralf-rohner.pixels.com

 

EXIF

Canon EOS Ra

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 50mm

iOptron SkyTracker Pro

Sky:

2 row panorama of 42 panels, each a stack of 3 x 45s

@ ISO1600

Foreground:

Panorama of 23 x 90s @ ISO1600

Done