Autumn Milky Way and Bifrost Observatory - 2
The autumn Milky Way arches through the zenith during the early evening hours. It includes the brighter summer constellations of Cygnus, Aquila, Sagittarius, andScorpius.
Bifrost Observatory (Portal, AZ) and the Chiricahua Mountains appear in the foreground.
Technical Details
- Object: Autumn Milky Way and Bifrost Observatory - 2
- Date/Time: 2013 Sep 30 at 03:41 UTC
- Location: Bifrost Astronomical Observatory, Portal, AZ
- Mount: Losmandy G-11 German Equatorial Mount
- Lens: Nikkor AI 20mm f/2.8
- Camera: Nikon D800
- Exposure: 60s, f/2.8, ISO 3200
- File Name: StarScape13-0120w.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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