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Milky Way, 11 panels mosaic taken by 50 mm lens, Vladimir Machek

Milky Way, 11 panels mosaic taken by 50 mm lens

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Milky Way, 11 panels mosaic taken by 50 mm lens, Vladimir Machek

Milky Way, 11 panels mosaic taken by 50 mm lens

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Description

DESCRIPTION: Milky Way, 11 panels mosaic, from Perseus (left), via Cassiopea, Cygnus (center), Aquila to Sagittarius (right). Field of view approx 180° 

GEAR: Nikon Z7 Kolari Full Spectrum + Nikkor Z 50/1,8, Astronomic UV/IR/L2 Clip in filter, Rollei Astroklar light pollution filter,  Dew heater strip, tracking mount iOptron CEM60EC - 3 star alignment, no auto guiding. 

ACQUISITION: August 4, 2022, Struz, CZ, Subexposure 60s, f 2,8, ISO 1600, interval 15 s. Sky - 11 panels x 10 frames each = 110 light frames all together, Darks 20x, Bias 20x, Flats 20x, DarkFlats 10x. Foreground exposure 120 s, f 4, ISO 1600, 2 x 5 frames. Backyard - Light pollution - Bortle 5. 

STACKING AND POST PROCESSING: AstroPixelProcessor (stacking all panels),  Adobe Photoshop CC 2022 (mosaic stacking, sky + foreground blending, final post processing) Image size 6000 x 1327 px. Final stacked image was 25k px width. It has no sense for web presentation, but for big format quality print is great.

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