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Jose Pedrero
Teruel, Spain
02/04/2024
01:30 am

Equipment Details:

Camera: Canon EOS R
Lens: Canon RF 15-35mm (20mm)
Tripod: Rollei
Ball & Level head: Sirui
Tracker: Benro Polaris

Post-processing Details:

Basic adjustments in Camera Raw, such as exposure, highlights, shadows, whites, blacks, temperature, hue, clarity, texture.
Mounted with PtGui with Mercator projection.
In Ps, star reduction with Rc Astro.
Additional adjustments and application of luminosity masks, made with ArtPanelPro.
Final touches with Nik Color Efexpro to achieve the desired result.

Image Details:

"𝐄𝐧𝐜𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐬 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬: 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐚 𝐕𝐢́𝐚 𝐋𝐢́́𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐚 𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨"
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The image was captured on 4 February 2024 near Monreal del Campo, Spain, in the company of my photographer friend @estebandomenech_ and the local @emiliogy, whom we met that same day.

This photograph was longed for and, until that date, could not be taken due to the unfavourable weather conditions during the last new moons. However, the long awaited day arrived. It was a perfect, clear night, with no wind, ideal for capturing this impressive panoramic view of the mill under the winter Milky Way.
Also visible in the image are the constellation Orion, Sirius, the Pleiades, Jupiter and the Andromeda galaxy - quite a sight!