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Full sky winter Milky Way

See also the 360° panorama version.

Technical information

Date & time2020 January 28th
00:06 ~ 00:38 WET
LocationGarafia, La Palma, Spain
OpticsSamyang 24mm f1.4 ED AS UMC
CameraNikon D810A
MountSky-Watcher Star Adventurer
TripodBerlebach Report 212
Composition19 pane mosaic in cyllindrical projection:
3 rows of 6 panes spaced 60° apart azimuthally
and aimed at altitudes -20°, +20°, +60°
1 pane aimed at zenith
ExposureBottom row: 30 seconds per pane, ISO 1600, 0.5x tracking speed
Middle row: 1 minute per pane, ISO 800
Top row & zenith: 2 minutes per pane, ISO 400
24 mm, f/2
23 minutes total
Calibration50 bias frames
32 flat frames
ProcessingDeepSkyStacker: calibrate
Microsoft ICE: compose mosaic
Adobe Photoshop CC: ACR filter
Original resolution17600 x 17600 pixels
See 360° version

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