Milky Way, Airglow & Lily Windmill at Stirling Ranges, Western Australia
Nikon d810a
50mm
ISO 2000
f/1.8
Foreground: 15 x 20 seconds
Sky: 47 x 25 seconds
H-Alpha: 10 x 60 seconds
iOptron SkyTracker
This is a 62 shot panorama of the Milky Way rising above the Lily Windmill at Stirling Range National Park, 4 hours south east of Perth in Western Australia.
The windmill is a full sized authentic Dutch style flour mill built by Dutch immigrants about 30 years ago. The owner was kind enough to allow me to walk onto his property to photograph the windmill.
The airglow on this particular night was the strongest I have ever seen, really crazy. As usual now, the red areas of the sky are hydrogen alpha regions captured thanks to a screw on filter which isolates the Ha wavelength.
The Stirling Ranges can be seen in the background with some cloud creeping over them from the south.
Update:
Winner Best Nightscape Photo at Perth Astrofest 2024
Milky Way, Airglow & Lily Windmill at Stirling Ranges, Western Australia
Nikon d810a
50mm
ISO 2000
f/1.8
Foreground: 15 x 20 seconds
Sky: 47 x 25 seconds
H-Alpha: 10 x 60 seconds
iOptron SkyTracker
This is a 62 shot panorama of the Milky Way rising above the Lily Windmill at Stirling Range National Park, 4 hours south east of Perth in Western Australia.
The windmill is a full sized authentic Dutch style flour mill built by Dutch immigrants about 30 years ago. The owner was kind enough to allow me to walk onto his property to photograph the windmill.
The airglow on this particular night was the strongest I have ever seen, really crazy. As usual now, the red areas of the sky are hydrogen alpha regions captured thanks to a screw on filter which isolates the Ha wavelength.
The Stirling Ranges can be seen in the background with some cloud creeping over them from the south.
Update:
Winner Best Nightscape Photo at Perth Astrofest 2024