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The Milky Way's Roiling Core
The Milky Way's Roiling Core
jlanoue


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Challenge: Free Study 2009-05 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L IS USM
Location: Chesterville, Maine
Date: May 31, 2009
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 800
Shutter: b
Galleries: Nature, Astrophotography
Date Uploaded: May 31, 2009

 The center of the Milky Way... this is easily visible to the naked eye if you find yourself a clear dark sky away from city lights. What first appears to be a cloud is actually the galactic core of the milky way. On a clear summer evening here in the northern hemisphere, this glorious site rises in the southeast and never gets more than about 30 degrees above the southern horizon. This image ia a composite of 6 2 minute exposures with my canon f/4 70-200mm lens set to 70mm. I had to battle clouds all night, so I wasn't able to get as much depth to this shot as I would have liked.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/06/2009 04:36:38 PM
This kind of shot never ceases to impress me. Good luck.
 06/04/2009 11:14:51 AM
I never tire of these images...thanks again!!
 06/01/2009 05:31:58 PM
this is just plain amazing!!
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 06/01/2009 09:31:40 AM
Amazing. That you can capture this is just that. And the subject is wonderful too. A little more depth in the blacks would be just great here but it's still lovely.

At least, I assume this is space and not an horrendous case of hot pixels?!
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 05/31/2009 08:27:32 PM
These images never cease to amaze me...How Great is Our God!
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