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Nightscapes and Milky Way
Milky Way Core Above Grand Mesa Observatory 11/6/2021
This mosaic is pointed at the general Grand Mesa Observatory grounds http://www.grandmesaobservatory.com
This image captures the Science Dome, the Roll Off Roof Observatory that houses anywhere between 6-12 different telescope/lens systems and the Air Force Dome at the Western end of the observatory grounds.
In the sky in this image a very timely display of the planets in the solar system can be seen, starting from the left with the very bright Jupiter then arching below and to the right following the ecliptic is Saturn then further still is extremely bright Venus right above the weather station of the roll off observatory. Then moving up in this image along the Milky Way there are the bright red Lagoon Nebula and Trifid Nebula in the Constellation Sagittarius then farther up the Omega and Eagle Nebulae in the Serpens Constellation. Further up still is the Milky Way is the Great Rift an area of dark nebulosity full of dark gas and dust that has a lot of structure but obscures a lot of star light on the other side of it.
Technical Info: Date: 11/6/2021 ~28 frame panorama 13 sec @6400 ISO Camera: Canon 6D AstroHutech UV/IR Mod Lens: Zeiss f1.4 Milvus 35mm at f2.2 Reveal Focus Filter by David Lane.
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