Contains:  Extremely wide field
The Milky Way Galaxy, Scott Puric

The Milky Way Galaxy

The Milky Way Galaxy, Scott Puric

The Milky Way Galaxy

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Description

Took this photograph on an overlook in Montauk, NY. This is the best place to take photographs on Long Island in my opinion because of this place having absolutely no light pollution, you see the entire Milky Way Galaxy flow over your view of the night sky.

Equipment

Imaging Lens: Nikon AF-P DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR Lens

Imaging Camera: Nikon D7200

Mount: iOptron SkyGuider Pro

Exposures

23 x 30” exposures at ISO 800 & no calibration frames (darks, flats, or bias).

Software

Captured with just the camera, stacked in DeepSkyStacker, and processed in Adobe Photoshop.

Processing

Converted to 16 bit image, Curve Stretching, Cropping, Hue and Saturation, Vibrance, Sharpen, Flatten, Luminosity adjustments, always adjusting levels, TopazLabs for Noise Reduction, Astronomy Tools (star minimizing, space noise reduction, deep space noise reduction, enhance dso and reduce stars, less crunchy more fuzzy).

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The Milky Way Galaxy, Scott Puric