Milky Way Rising - 1
The summer Milky Way rises high in the sky several hours after sunset during June and July. It passes through some of the brighter summer constellations including Scorpius, andSagittarius.This view shows the Milky Way rising above the San Simon Valley from Portal, AZ.
Technical Details
- Object: Milky Way Rising - 1
- Date/Time: 2013 Jun 12 at 05:22 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: 120s, f/2.8, ISO 3200
- File Name: StarScape13-0004w.jpg
- Processing (Adobe Camera Raw): Vignetting Correction, Noise Reduction, White Balance
- Processing (Photoshop CS6): Curves
- 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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