Star Gate to the Milky Way
My Arizona Sky Village neighbors Jack and Alice Newton have a very distinctive southwestern-style gate to the courtyard leading to their front door. I've always thought it would make a great foreground for a night shot of the heavens. Kind of a 'star gate to the Milky Way'!
Technical Details
- Object: Star Gate to the Milky Way
- Date/Time: 2018 May 01 at 10:00 UTC
- Location: Portal, AZ
- Tripod: Bogan/Manfrotto 3001
- Lens: Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 (at 20mm)
- Camera: Nikon D750
- Exposure: 8x13s, f/2.8, ISO 6400
- File Name: MilkyWay2018May-01w.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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