Observation by Nick James: My selfie with the galaxy

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2015 Sep 15 - 22:55

Uploaded

2016 Nov 12 - 23:59

Objects

The Milky Way
Widefield

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Constellation

Sagittarius

Field centre

RA: 19^h02^m
Dec: -33°40'
Position angle: +12°49'

Field size

68° × 49°

Equipment

EOS 600D, 16mm, f/2.8 lens

Exposure

60s

Location

La Palma

Target name

Milky Way

Title

My selfie with the galaxy

About this image

This is not a composite. It is a single exposure during which I stood still for 60s while the camera sat on a small tripod in the road. Luckily it wasn't a very busy road at that time of night. The sky from the top of La Palma is really spectacular and this photo gives some idea of what it looks like.

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Selfie of me in front of our galaxy.jpg (665.4 kB)

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