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08/15/2020
10:00 pm

Equipment Details:

Celestron AVX mount
Nikon D5300 dslr camera
Nikkor 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 @18mm F3.5

Post-processing Details:

This is a single 240 seconds exposure. Adjusted levels and curves in Photoshop.

Image Details:

Tried to do a sequence of a couple of shots against the Milkyway core, but lightpollution in south direction ruined it, so selected this single exposure out of the bunch that became quite nice.

Since this did not go the way I planned, I got no image with a forest/ground that is not blurry, but thought I'd share the shot anyway. After all, I do not share for likes or appreciation from others, I simply share for the sake of sharing and because I want to influence others to lift their heads upwards and ponder what may be out there. It is what I myself use as an escape from the day to day hectic reality.

This is a single exposure, ISO 400, 240 seconds.