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Milky Way at Lake Ninan, Western Australia

Nikon d810a

50mm

ISO 8000

f/2.5

Foreground: 14 x 20 seconds

Sky: 48 x 30 seconds

iOptron SkyTracker

Hoya Red Intensifier filter

 

This is a 62 shot panorama of the Milky Way rising over the northern end of Lake Ninan, a little over 2 hours north east of Perth in Western Australia.

 

I wasn't initially planning to visit this location but was persuaded to go by two local astrophotographers who I joined earlier in the night at another spot. Turned out to be a great idea as this is probably the best 'dead tree lake' spot I've see in my area to date.

 

Prominent in this image are the Large & Small Magellanic Clouds, almost obscured by the light pollution from the Wheatbelt town of Calingiri on the right side. Just above them is the pink coloured Carina Nebula. On the left of course is the Sagittarius region, the brightest part of the core. Connected to that, by the Dark River, is the colourful Rho Ophiuchi Complex.

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Uploaded on July 1, 2023
Taken on June 17, 2023