MACE (vikas chander)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Scorpius (Sco) · Contains: Extremely wide field

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MACE

Link: https://www.vikaschander.com/

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MACE

Link: https://www.vikaschander.com/

India is in the process of getting its first Dark Sky Reserve in Hanle. For the uninitiated, Hanle is a small village in the north of India, in the Union territory of Ladakh. At an altitude of nearly 15000ft it is a cold desert in a rain shadow area and conditions are harsh. Temperatures drop below -25°c and winds gust up to 50kmph. At the center of the Hanle dark sky reserve, lies the Indian Astronomical Observatory. A Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment Telescope (MACE) is located in this observatory and at 15000ft it is the highest MACE telescope in the world. At 21m it is second in size only to the 28m HESS telescope in Namibia. I have visited Hanle many times since 2015 and have literally seen this telescope being built from the ground up, and often wondered when I wud image it, in its full glory. I am super happy that the wait was well worth it…..

Sky Exposure = 240secs, F4, iso 800
Ground Exposure = 20 secs, F2, iso 6400
Software = LR & PS

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