2.2 gigapixel Milky Way
See also the 2193 megapixel zoomable version.
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Technical information
| Date & time | 2021 May 13th 00:15 ~ 04:45 CAT |
| Location | Tivoli Astro-Farm, Namibia |
| Optics | 2 x Takahashi Epsilon 130D |
| Camera | 2 x Nikon D810A |
| Mount | Losmandy G11 |
| Guider | Lacerta MGEN II ZWO 30/120 guide scope |
| Composition | 110 pane mosaic (11 columns, 10 rows); 55 per camera Mosaic planned in Periapsis |
| Exposure | 4 minutes per pane 430 mm, f/3.3, ISO 400 7 hours 20 minutes total |
| Calibration | 100 bias frames per camera 80 flat frames per camera |
| Processing | DeepSkyStacker: calibrate Microsoft ICE: compose mosaic Adobe Photoshop CC: subtract skylight, ACR filter |
| Original resolution | 53480 x 41010 pixels See zoomable version |
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