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Astrophotography © Brian A. Morganti

Milky Way

The following six images were all taken from a fixed tripod using a full-frame Canon 5D and a 15mm  f2.8 "fish-eye" lens.  The camera was set to a bulb exposure of 30 seconds and ISO 1600.  These images were taken from a very dark sky area in the Adirondacks of upstate New York with a Bortle dark sky rating of 2.  The light dome seen in the lower left corner on a few of the images is actually  from the city of Syracuse, NY 100 miles to the southwest, and was not visible to the naked eye!  Jupiter is the bright "star" to the left of the Milky Way.

The images below are short 1-2 minute exposures and were taken with a DSLR  camera mounted to a motorized mount tracking the sky.  Notice how light pollution from nearby towns and cities in southeastern Pennsylvania washes  out the Milky Way near the horizon.  Compare these photos with those above taken from much darker skies in the Adirondacks of upstate New York. 

Astrophotography  -  Nightscapes & Deep Sky Colors

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