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Milky Way #2 from the Big Island of Hawaii on August 3, 2019, JDJ

Milky Way #2 from the Big Island of Hawaii on August 3, 2019

Milky Way #2 from the Big Island of Hawaii on August 3, 2019, JDJ

Milky Way #2 from the Big Island of Hawaii on August 3, 2019

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I imaged the Milky Way from the amazingly dark skies on the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and the Big Island at the end of July and beginning of August. This image was taken from the Big Island where we stayed along the Kohala Coast on the northwestern part of the island looking out over the Pacific Ocean.

Imaged using a Nikon D5300 (full spectrum modified), IDAS HEUIB-II (H-α Enhanced UV IR Blocking) filter, and 14 mm Rokinon lens at F2.8. Exposures were 25 seconds at ISO-6400.

Pre-processed and stacked 13 subs in PixInsight. Image post-processed in Pixinsight: Cropped, gradient removal with ABE, MLT for noise reduction, Background Neutralization, Color Calibration, SCNR, stretched using Arcsinh and Histogram Transformation Tool, Curves Transformation, HDR transform, Local histogram transform, and Color Saturation boost.

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Milky Way #2 from the Big Island of Hawaii on August 3, 2019, JDJ