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Big Dipper over Horseshoe Spring, Utah

Photo by Marc Toso of AncientSkys.com

Marc Toso captured this image on October 9, 2017 and wrote:

About one hour west of Salt Lake City in the West Desert there are several natural springs, this is place is called Horseshoe Spring.. This is a wonderful area because it is not much of a drive yet the light pollution is very minimal. The worst is from the highway to the north, which is visible in this image.

The water was very still allowing for a an almost perfect reflection of the night sky. The seven bright stars of the Big Dipper, part of the Ursa Major constellation, were mirrored in the water.

Nikon D810a

Rokinon 24mm f/1.4 @1.4

A RAW file was opened in Adobe Photoshop and adjustments were made using the Curves tool.

Thank you, Marc.

Visit Marc Toso’s photography website AncientSkys.com

Bottom line: Photo of the Big Dipper over Horseshoe Spring, Utah.

Posted 
October 16, 2017
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