Milky Way at Lake Norring, Western Australia
Nikon d810a
50mm
ISO 6400
f/3.2
Foreground: 17 x 20 seconds
Sky: 32 x 20 seconds
iOptron SkyTracker
Hoya Red Intensifier filter
This is a 49 shot panorama of the Milky Way rising above a reflective Lake Norring near Wagin, 2.5 hours south east of Perth in Western Australia.
I've planned a trip to this location for several years now but conditions have never been favourable until the weekend just gone. This particular lake differs from most salt lakes in the south west in that its shoreline is strewn with granite boulders which become partially submerged when water levels are high enough. Again, the wind was kind to me this evening, hardly blowing at all during the night allowing the lake's surface to reflect the stars above. Standing at the shoreline and looking down at the reflections was like looking into a portal, really amazing to experience.
Prominent in this image are the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, just below right of centre, neighbouring galaxies in our local group. To the right of those is the red coloured Gum Nebula, visible thanks to the increased H-Alpha sensitivity of the D810A camera. Just above and left of that is the pink coloured Carina Nebula, a staple of the Southern Hemisphere night sky and one of the largest visible nebulae in the night sky. Further left is the dark CoalSack Nebula with the Crux constellation to its immediate right. Far left of course is the bright Sagitarrius Cloud and above that the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud complex. The green hue, more intense near the horizon, is airglow, something which this camera picks up more than my previous d5500.
Milky Way at Lake Norring, Western Australia
Nikon d810a
50mm
ISO 6400
f/3.2
Foreground: 17 x 20 seconds
Sky: 32 x 20 seconds
iOptron SkyTracker
Hoya Red Intensifier filter
This is a 49 shot panorama of the Milky Way rising above a reflective Lake Norring near Wagin, 2.5 hours south east of Perth in Western Australia.
I've planned a trip to this location for several years now but conditions have never been favourable until the weekend just gone. This particular lake differs from most salt lakes in the south west in that its shoreline is strewn with granite boulders which become partially submerged when water levels are high enough. Again, the wind was kind to me this evening, hardly blowing at all during the night allowing the lake's surface to reflect the stars above. Standing at the shoreline and looking down at the reflections was like looking into a portal, really amazing to experience.
Prominent in this image are the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, just below right of centre, neighbouring galaxies in our local group. To the right of those is the red coloured Gum Nebula, visible thanks to the increased H-Alpha sensitivity of the D810A camera. Just above and left of that is the pink coloured Carina Nebula, a staple of the Southern Hemisphere night sky and one of the largest visible nebulae in the night sky. Further left is the dark CoalSack Nebula with the Crux constellation to its immediate right. Far left of course is the bright Sagitarrius Cloud and above that the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud complex. The green hue, more intense near the horizon, is airglow, something which this camera picks up more than my previous d5500.