Milky Way Mosaic - Sagittarius Through Scutum
The brightest part of the Milky Way is located in Sagittarius and continues north into Scutum. The dark rift running down the center of the Milky Way is due to interstellar dust in the plane of our Galaxy. The above vista is best seen during the summer months and can only be appreciated from a dark sky location.
For another view of the same region see Milky Way and Bifrost Observatory. The above image is part of a larger Milky Way Mosaic - Sagittarius Through Cygnus. Other Milky Way mosaics include Scutum Through Vulpecula and Aquila Through Cygnus.
Technical Details
- Object: Milky Way Mosaic - Sagittarius Through Scutum
- Date/Time: 2012 Jun 14 at 07:09 UTC
- Location: Bifrost Astronomical Observatory, Portal, AZ
- Mount: Losmandy G-11 German Equatorial Mount
- Lens: Nikkor AI 35mm f/2
- Camera: Canon EOS 550D (Rebel T2i)
- Exposure: 4-Frame Mosaic, each consisting of: 2 x 240s, f/2.8, ISO 800 and 120s, f/2.8, ISO 800 with Cokin A830 Diffusion Filter
- File Name: MilkyWayMos12-01w.jpg
- Processing (Adobe Camera Raw): Vignetting Correction, Noise Reduction, White Balance, Curves
- Processing (Photoshop CS5): Average Images, Curves, Opacity (with diffusion image)
- Processing (Autopano Pro): panoramic stitching software
- Original Image Size: 7892 × 5110 pixels (40.3 MP); 26.3" x 17.0" @ 300 dpi
- Rights: Copyright 2012 by Fred Espenak. All Rights Reserved. See: Image Licensing.
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