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Chris Zurita
Tucson, Arizona, USA
08/08/2023
09:12 pm

Equipment Details:

Nikon D3300 with a Tokina 11-20mm lens, ISO-800, f/2.8 20s

Post-processing Details:

Corrections for distortion and light pollution in Camera Raw, stacked 3 sets of frames together, aligned in Photoshop for a panorama.

Image Details:

Went out to Saguaro National Park West to photograph another Falcon 9 launch. Much better conditions than last but still shooting through clouds. I did capture some really interesting things. To the upper right of the Falcon 9 is a Starlink train of satellites. Neat to see satellites getting launched into orbit, and those falling into their positions in the constellation. There was also a fire burning in the mountains to the south cause by a lightning strike from a monsoon storm the other day.