Contains:  Extremely wide field
Southern Milky Way with Air Glow, 



    
        

            Jan Curtis

Southern Milky Way with Air Glow

Acquisition details

Dates:
April 23, 2015
Frames:
1×61(1′ 1″) ISO5000
Integration:
1′ 1″
Avg. Moon age:
5.02 days
Avg. Moon phase:
25.90%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale:
3.00
Temperature:
8.00

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 619162

Resolution: 620x931

File size: 547.2 KB

Locations: Eldorado (6767' elev), @ Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

Description

While photographing the Lyrid Meteors, strong air glow was captured near Scorpius and Sagittarius (taken at 2AM MDT). I created a time lapse (1 sec=12 minutes). Each frame was 60s at iso 5000, focal length = 16 mm:

https://vimeo.com/126396201

Comments

Histogram

Southern Milky Way with Air Glow, 



    
        

            Jan Curtis