Milky Way at Quairading, Western Australia
Nikon d5500
50mm + Hoya Red Intensifier filter
ISO 3200
f/2.8
Foreground: 24 x 30 seconds
Sky: 87 x 30 seconds
iOptron SkyTracker
This is a 111 shot panorama of the Milky Way over Pink Lake just outside of Quairading, about two hours east of Perth in Western Australia.
Once again, the yellow/orange glow is light scattered by smoke particles in the air due to prescribed burning that day. Also prominent in this image is the Carina Nebula just above the horizon on the far left, the North America Nebula on the far right and the colourful Rho Ophiuchi Complex in the middle.
And yes, I stood in the middle of the road to shoot this panorama and only had to move a couple of times to allow passing traffic, which given the remoteness of the area can be heard coming from miles away. Having some chalk in your bag is handy for marking your tripod on the road in these situations :)
Milky Way at Quairading, Western Australia
Nikon d5500
50mm + Hoya Red Intensifier filter
ISO 3200
f/2.8
Foreground: 24 x 30 seconds
Sky: 87 x 30 seconds
iOptron SkyTracker
This is a 111 shot panorama of the Milky Way over Pink Lake just outside of Quairading, about two hours east of Perth in Western Australia.
Once again, the yellow/orange glow is light scattered by smoke particles in the air due to prescribed burning that day. Also prominent in this image is the Carina Nebula just above the horizon on the far left, the North America Nebula on the far right and the colourful Rho Ophiuchi Complex in the middle.
And yes, I stood in the middle of the road to shoot this panorama and only had to move a couple of times to allow passing traffic, which given the remoteness of the area can be heard coming from miles away. Having some chalk in your bag is handy for marking your tripod on the road in these situations :)