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Posted: 05 Jun 2014

Taken: 07 May 2014

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30 sec. • f/2.8 • 17.0 mm • ISO 800 •

PENTAX K-30

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Southern Night Sky

Southern Night Sky
A real delight at Lake Mungo was being able to view totally dark skies, with no light pollution, because of the distance from towns and cities. This shot shows the deep southern sky, with notes indicating some points of interest. I prefer this on black (click on the image).

I'll leave my Lake Mungo series for a while and return to it later.

Nouchetdu38, Knight Shooter, , RHH and 4 other people have particularly liked this photo

13 comments - The latest ones
 beverley
beverley
o0o how beautiful to see ... its rare that we can ever see such
clarity and so many stars ... well taken George oOo

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9 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to beverley
Thanks, Bev. It's very difficult to see much in built-up areas because of the huge amount of light pollution. That part of the Milky Way is particularly thick with stars.
9 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Gorgeous capture!

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9 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to William Sutherland club
Thank you, William.
9 years ago.
 Jean
Jean
Magical night sky.
9 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to Jean
Thank you, Jean.
9 years ago.
 slgwv
slgwv club
Great capture! What sort of equipment did you use?
9 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to slgwv club
Thanks, Steve. Just the K30, fitted with a Sigma 17-70, mounted on a small tripod and fired with a remote. Nothing exotic. I actually desaturated slightly in pp, because the hydrogen alpha gave a reddish cast to the nebulae and star clouds (setting on daylight).
9 years ago. Edited 9 years ago.
slgwv club has replied to tiabunna club
I'll have to try this--we have some dark skies around here! Thanks for all the background.
9 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to slgwv club
Slight correction, I had the colour balance to 'auto'. Other hints would be to lock the mirror up before the shot and keep the exposure to no longer than 30 sec to avoid getting star trails.
9 years ago.
 RHH
RHH
Awesome shot and appreciate the information.
9 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to RHH
Many thanks, Ron.
9 years ago.
 Knight Shooter
Knight Shooter
Beautiful shot.
2 years ago.

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