Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Boötes (Boo)  ·  Contains:  Extremely wide field
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Zion Nightscape - View Towards The Watchman, JDJ
Zion Nightscape - View Towards The Watchman
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Zion Nightscape - View Towards The Watchman

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Zion Nightscape - View Towards The Watchman

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I was able to work in a few nightscape astrophotography sessions during a trip out west to Arizona and Utah in April. Last stop was at Zion National Park in Utah. The view of the dark skies sprinkled with starry gems over the magnificent mountains was a sight to behold. I didn't have the opportunity to image from inside the park, rather took pictures from the grounds of the Desert Pearl Inn in Springdale just outside the park. This image was generated on April 25, 2019 from the hotel grounds facing the Virgin River in the direction of The Watchman.

Imaged using a Nikon D750 and 28-300 mm Nikon zoom at 28mm and F3.5. Exposure was 20 seconds at ISO-12800. Stacked 6 images using Sequator (autobrighness = off, hdr=on, noise reduction = on, light pollution reduction = on). No additional post-processing.

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Zion Nightscape - View Towards The Watchman, JDJ

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