To Infinity & Beyond
84 x 6 seconds
50mm + Hoya red intensifier filter
ISO 4000
f/1.8
Stitched in MS ICE & PTGui
This is an 84 shot panorama of the Milky Way above North Dandalup Dam in Western Australia. The image covers approximately 200 degrees of the night sky, stretching from just past east on the left side to west on the right. The two prominent sources of light pollution are from Pinjarra, a small town to the south west and a nearby mining operation to the south east. It's interesting to see the different colours of light pollution - orange from sodium street lights in Pinjarra and blue from the LED lighting at the mine site. I'm not sure if this is a result of the Hoya filter I used but I kind of like the two tone effect on the panorama as a whole.
Anyway, prominent as always are the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds just above Pinjarra. The filter is good for highlighting H-Alpha nebula such as the Carina Nebula, seen here almost directly above the LMC.
I don't normally give my photos creative titles but I couldn't help myself with this one, the inspiration coming from the road that appears to go into infinity and, uh...beyond I guess!
To Infinity & Beyond
84 x 6 seconds
50mm + Hoya red intensifier filter
ISO 4000
f/1.8
Stitched in MS ICE & PTGui
This is an 84 shot panorama of the Milky Way above North Dandalup Dam in Western Australia. The image covers approximately 200 degrees of the night sky, stretching from just past east on the left side to west on the right. The two prominent sources of light pollution are from Pinjarra, a small town to the south west and a nearby mining operation to the south east. It's interesting to see the different colours of light pollution - orange from sodium street lights in Pinjarra and blue from the LED lighting at the mine site. I'm not sure if this is a result of the Hoya filter I used but I kind of like the two tone effect on the panorama as a whole.
Anyway, prominent as always are the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds just above Pinjarra. The filter is good for highlighting H-Alpha nebula such as the Carina Nebula, seen here almost directly above the LMC.
I don't normally give my photos creative titles but I couldn't help myself with this one, the inspiration coming from the road that appears to go into infinity and, uh...beyond I guess!