Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scutum (Sct)  ·  Contains:  Extremely wide field
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Milky Way Galaxy, core area, RichR
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Portion of the Milky Way near the galactic core, from Chisos Mountains in Big Bend National Park, TX / September 2019 #BB690b2

This section of the Milky Way was captured with four different exposures ranging from 15 seconds to 2.5 minutes. I used a Canon 5DSR camera fitted with a Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens. Exposures were made at f/4, ISO 3200. The four exposures were combined in Photomatix and final edits done in Photoshop CC2018.The colors, while natural, have been somewhat influenced by a natural phenomenon known as airglow, which results from the interaction of atomic particles in the upper atmosphere with cosmic rays.

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Milky Way Galaxy, core area, RichR