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Milky Way Over Black Butte Lake in Northern California, Josh Woodward

Milky Way Over Black Butte Lake in Northern California

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Milky Way Over Black Butte Lake in Northern California, Josh Woodward

Milky Way Over Black Butte Lake in Northern California

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This is the culmination of an early morning hike at Black Butte Lake, CA. The trail wound through beautiful Valley and Blue Oak woodlands and finished at a lake overlook. I shot this using a modified Canon 450D with a Tokina 11-16 at 11mm and f/2.8. It was mounted on a iOptron SkyTracker set to 0.5 sidereal speed. At this wide of angle and set at half sidereal, it enables the foreground and mid-ground to remain relatively sharp with relatively round stars with a longer exposure than would otherwise be possible. It also alleviates the need for creating a composite image.

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