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The Great Galactic Rift, Chris Beere

The Great Galactic Rift

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The Great Galactic Rift, Chris Beere

The Great Galactic Rift

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Description

The Great Galactic Rift Version 2

Just spent 10 nights up on the summit ridge of the coastline cliffs above Matala bay on the southern peninsula of the beautiful island of Crete.

This is an 87 megapixel 6 panel mosaic of the Great Galactic Rift.

Sky Brightness

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SQM 21.54

Bortle class 2/3

The southern meridian is over the ocean and there is no light for hundreds of miles until you hit the coast of Africa so its class 1.

The north has several light domes from the nearby villages of Sivas, Livornas, Pitsidia and Timpaki all within 20 miles.

Hardware

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Tracker : Fornax LighTrack II

Framing : Arca Swiss D4 GP geared head, Gitzo ballhead, Gitzo tripod, Gitzo fluid gimbal

Camera : Canon 6D MKII modded by Andy Ellis

Lens : Sigma Art 40mm

Capture

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6 panels shot over 2 nights in July 2020

Each panel is 30 minutes of exposure at f2.8 ISO 1600 (10 x 3 minute subs)

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The Great Galactic Rift, Chris Beere