Autumn Milky Way and Windmill - 3
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, and Sagittarius. A lone windmill is silhouetted in the foreground.
Technical Details
- Object: Autumn Milky Way and Windmill - 3
- Date/Time: 2013 Sep 24 at 02:55 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: StarScape13-0107w.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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