Double Yucca and Milky Way
A simple silhouette of a double headed yucca and the rising Milky Way make for a compelling composition.
This a stack of eight separate exposure made with a Nikon D750, 24mm f/2.8, 15 seconds at ISO 6400.
Technical Details
- Object: Double Yucca and Milky Way
- Date/Time: 2019 May 25 at 6:00 UTC
- Location: Portal, AZ
- Tripod: Bogan/Manfrotto 3001
- Lens: Nikon 24mm f/2.8
- Camera: Nikon D750
- Exposure: 8x15s, f/2.8, ISO 6400
- File Name: MilkyWay2019May25-1035w.jpg
- Processing (Adobe Bridge): Lens Correction, Noise Reduction
- Processing (Starry Landscape Stacker): Align and Stack All Exposures
- Processing (Adobe Lightroom): Curves, Contrast
- Original Image Size: 3946 × 5939 pixels (23.4 MP); 13.1" x 19.8" @ 300 dpi
- Rights: Copyright 2019 by Fred Espenak. All Rights Reserved. See: Image Licensing.
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