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Cosmic Battle - NASA APOD 28.9.2022

The lore of some of the Klamath Tribes held that Mount Shasta is inhabited by the Spirit of the Above-World, Skell, who descended from heaven to the mountain's summit at the request of a Klamath chief. Skell fought with the Spirit of the Below-World, Llao, by throwing hot rocks and lava. Llao resided at Mount Mazama, which collapsed to form the caldera that holds Crater Lake.

 

Mount Shasta has been on my shooting list for quite a while and in June, I finally had the opportunity to capture it under perfect skies. To me, the resulting image looks very much like a representation of the cosmic battle described above, with Rho and Zeta Ophichui being the hot lava stones thrown by Skell.

 

Prints available:

ralf-rohner.pixels.com/featured/cosmic-battle-ralf-rohner...

 

NASA APOD:

apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220928.html

 

EXIF

Canon EOS R, astro-modified

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L ll @ 70mm

IDAS NBZ filter

iOptron SkyTracker Pro

Sunwayfoto T2840CK tripod, DYH-68 levelling base, EB-44 ballhead

 

Sky:

2 panel panorama, each a stack of 6x 60s @ ISO1600, unfiltered & 3x 150s @ ISO6400, filtered

Foreground:

Single exposure of 1.5s @ ISO100 during blue hour

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Uploaded on September 5, 2022
Taken on June 28, 2022