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Lonely tree under the red flame of Orion - 28mm HaRGB panorama of the summer Milky Way arch of the southern hemisphere., Egor Goryachev

Lonely tree under the red flame of Orion - 28mm HaRGB panorama of the summer Milky Way arch of the southern hemisphere.

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Lonely tree under the red flame of Orion - 28mm HaRGB panorama of the summer Milky Way arch of the southern hemisphere., Egor Goryachev

Lonely tree under the red flame of Orion - 28mm HaRGB panorama of the summer Milky Way arch of the southern hemisphere.

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In the early morning hours of September the summer Milky Way arch stars to rise in the east. Full of h-alpha nebulae it will dominate in the southern sky the whole southern summer (our winter). It was actually not that easy to wait until the morning after shooting all night without at least a half an hour of nap. I found this tree on the way back from the observatory to the farm. The upside down Orion was already high enough in the sky to start my 28mm panorama. After Venus appeared from the horizon I realized I have only 30 min left until morning twilight starts. Limited in time I managed to photograph the whole arch. Ha-exposures I captured the other morning as they needed more time and I had to assess when to start shooting. Normally the air cools down in these hours that brings a lot green airglow to the image. Enjoy the southern summer Milky Way arch.

Settings: Camera - Nikon D750a, tracking mount - iOptron Sky Guider Pro, motion control device for panorama - Syrp Genie Mini, 
Sky: 21 panels, 4 images per panel with 40% overlap, exp. 45 sec, f2.8, ISO 6400, Sigma Art 28mm/f1.4, LP filter - Optolong Clear Sky, Ha: 5 panels, 3 images per panel with 40% overlap, exp. 2min, f2.8, ISO6400. 
Foreground: 12 panels, 5 images per panel with 30% overlap, exp. 25 sec, f1.4, ISO 6400, Sigma Art 28mm/f1.4, no filter 
Post Processing: Adobe LightRoom, Adobe Photoshop, Pixinsight, Starry Landscape Stacker, Astro Pixel Processor

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Lonely tree under the red flame of Orion - 28mm HaRGB panorama of the summer Milky Way arch of the southern hemisphere., Egor Goryachev