Summer Milky Way - The Pinnacles Desert, Western Australia
Nikon d5500
50mm + Hoya Red Intensifier filter
Sky: 39 x 30 seconds
Foreground: 23 x 13 seconds
ISO 4000
f/2.8
iOptron SkyTracker (sky only)
This is a 380MP image of the Milky Way over The Pinnacles Desert in Western Australia. This image was taken during the Southern Hemisphere summer months when the core is not visible at all during night time hours as our planet has moved to such a position during its orbit that the sun is now directly inbetween us and the core so during the night we're actually looking away from the core. This part of the night sky still contains some interesting features, here you can see the magenta coloured Carina Nebula and the dark Coal Sack Nebula just below it almost in the centre of the image. You can also see some bands of green airglow above the horizon.
Summer Milky Way - The Pinnacles Desert, Western Australia
Nikon d5500
50mm + Hoya Red Intensifier filter
Sky: 39 x 30 seconds
Foreground: 23 x 13 seconds
ISO 4000
f/2.8
iOptron SkyTracker (sky only)
This is a 380MP image of the Milky Way over The Pinnacles Desert in Western Australia. This image was taken during the Southern Hemisphere summer months when the core is not visible at all during night time hours as our planet has moved to such a position during its orbit that the sun is now directly inbetween us and the core so during the night we're actually looking away from the core. This part of the night sky still contains some interesting features, here you can see the magenta coloured Carina Nebula and the dark Coal Sack Nebula just below it almost in the centre of the image. You can also see some bands of green airglow above the horizon.