Milky Way Panorama - 2
This 360° Milky Way panorama was captured using a series of 15 photos shot with a 20mm lens and merged into a single image via Autopano Pro software. The twin domes of Cave Creek Canyon Observatory are seen in the foreground. To the right and far left are the Chiricahua Mountains.
Technical Details
- Object: Milky Way Panorama - 2
- Date/Time: 2012 Jun 23 at 04:46 UTC
- Location: Bifrost Astronomical Observatory, Portal, AZ
- Tripod: Manfrotto/Bogen 3001 with Nodal Ninja NN3 MKII RD16 panorama head
- Lens: Nikkor AI 20mm f/2.8
- Camera: Nikon D7000
- Field of View (single frame): 43.1° x 61.1° at 44.6 arc-sec/pixel
- Field of View (panorama): approximately 60° x 360°
- Exposure: 15 x 30s, at f/2.8, ISO 3200
- File Name: MilkyWayPan02v.jpg
- Processing (Adobe Camera Raw): Vignetting Correction, Noise Reduction, White Balance, Curves
- Processing (Autopano Pro): panoramic stitching software
- Processing (Photoshop CS5): Curves, Cropping
- Original Image Size: 7443 × 29500 pixels (219.6 MP); 24.8" x 98.3" @ 300 dpi
- Rights: Copyright 2012 by Fred Espenak. All Rights Reserved. See: Image Licensing.
Milky Way Photo Galleries
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