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I agreeImaging telescope or lens:Fujifilm XC 15-45mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS PZ
Imaging camera:Fujifilm X-T100
Software:Photoshop CC
Resolution: 4000x6000
Dates:Aug. 28, 2019
Frames: 1x20" ISO800
Integration: 0.0 hours
Avg. Moon age: 27.28 days
Avg. Moon phase: 5.61%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 4.00
Astrometry.net job: 2905395
Locations: Home, San Luis Obispo, CA, United States
Data source: Backyard
My first Milky Way shot. A single 20s exposure, 15mm (23mm eq.), f/3.5, ISO800, DR400, using a Fujifilm X-T100 with XC 15-45mm kit lens, mounted on a tripod.
The dynamic range RAW filter option worked surprisingly well for astrophotography. Using a DR setting of 400 allowed me to lower the ISO value from 1600 to 800, keeping stars from bloating while bringing up the mid-tone values to improve nebulosity.
Edited in Photoshop to increase contrast and color saturation, reduce noise, and down sample to 25% of the original image size.
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The light dome to the south (lower left) is over the Five Cities Area: Pismo Beach, Shell Beach, Grover Beach, Oceano, and Arroyo Grande.
Full Resolution. No noise reduction.
Longer stretch. Full res. Noise red.
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