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JOSE PALMA
Mina São Domingos,Mertola,Portugal
02/01/2024
08:31 pm

Equipment Details:

Sony A7III , Fisheye Lens Samyang 8mm - F2.8

Post-processing Details:

Sky - 9 images capture during the ISS pass , ISO1000 , 30", stacked and blended together .
The resulting star trails was removed to only show the ISS Travel and the pin point stars and the other astronomic objects.
During the capture it was also recorded the trail of an unidentified satellite.
Foreground - Single shot 248" - ISO 800
Both sky and foreground stacked and blended in Photoshop.

Image Details:

It´s Zodiacal Light time...
Besides the Zodiacal Light - Bortle 3 sky - the shot was planned to include:
- On top left side the lower part of Orion constellation with Orion nebula and the star Rigel
- Next and near the end of ISS trail the pass of and unidentified satellite
- ISS Trail crossing above Jupiter and above Zodiacal light we see in the centre
- On the right side the Cassiopeia region of Milk way