Contains:  Extremely wide field
Infra-red Downtown MW Core, 竞霄 Jing-Xiao

Infra-red Downtown MW Core

Infra-red Downtown MW Core, 竞霄 Jing-Xiao

Infra-red Downtown MW Core

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This was shot under Bottle 9+ Sky (Huaqiangbei, at the center of Shenzhen) to test the potential of IR Astrophotography against extreme light pollution.

12 minute sky exposure + 2.5 minute ground scenery exposure, naked eye limiting magnitude was around mag 3.

Visible light astrophotography struggles with light pollution, while IR astrophotography beats light pollution into submission.

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Infra-red Downtown MW Core, 竞霄 Jing-Xiao