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Milky Way Panorama, JDJ

Milky Way Panorama

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Milky Way Panorama, JDJ

Milky Way Panorama

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I imaged the Milky Way from the amazingly dark skies on the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and the Big Island at the end of July and beginning of August.

This is the second in a series of images from the Big Island where we stayed along the Kohala Coast on the northwestern part of the island looking out over the Pacific Ocean. I generated this panorama of the Milky Way from 8 individual frames. A few clouds crept in as I panned to the North (bottom left side of image), but I was pretty happy with the outcome.

Imaged using a Nikon D5300 (full spectrum modified), IDAS HEUIB-II (H-α Enhanced UV IR Blocking) filter, and 14 mm Rokinon lens at F2.8. Exposure was 25 seconds at ISO-6400. Generated panorama from 8 individual images using Microsoft Image Composition Explorer. Minor post-processing in PixInsight (histogram transformation, curves transformation, color saturation).

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Milky Way Panorama, JDJ