Autumn Milky Way and Windmill - 2
The brightest part of the autumn Milky Way appears in the southwest during the early evening hours. It includes the brighter summer constellations of Scorpius, andSagittarius.A lone windmill is silhouetted in the foreground.
Technical Details
- Object: Autumn Milky Way and Windmill - 2
- Date/Time: 2013 Sep 24 at 02:48 UTC
- Location: Bifrost Astronomical Observatory, Portal, AZ
- Tripod: Bogan/Manfrotto 3001
- Lens: Nikkor AI 28mm f/2.0
- Camera: Nikon D800
- Exposure: 20s, f/2.8, ISO 6400
- File Name: StarScape13-0105w.jpg
- Processing (Adobe Camera Raw): Vignetting Correction, Noise Reduction, White Balance
- Processing (Photoshop CS6): Curves, Gradients
- Original Image Size: 4912 × 7360 pixels (36.2 MP); 16.4" x 24.5" @ 300 dpi
- Rights: Copyright 2013 by Fred Espenak. All Rights Reserved. See: Image Licensing.
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