Observation by Dr Ollie Garrett: Milky Way from Pic du Midi Observatory

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Dr Ollie Garrett

Observer

Dr Ollie Garrett

Observed

2016 Aug 25 - 20:56

Uploaded

2017 Dec 30 - 14:24

Objects

Observatory
The Milky Way
Ptolemy's Cluster (M7)
Widefield

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Constellation

Ophiuchus

Field centre

RA: 17^h42^m
Dec: -29°34'
Position angle: +7°39'

Field size

50° × 38°

Equipment

Canon 550D DSLR
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 lens

Exposure

30 secs f4.5 ISO800

Location

Pic du Midi Observatory, Pyrenees, France

Target name

Milky Way

Title

Milky Way from Pic du Midi Observatory

About this image

This is one of a series of pictures (looking SSW across the Pyrenees towards Spain) captured during a visit to the Pic du Midi Observatory in 2016. Conditions were remarkable with excellent sky quality, seeing and transparency.

The image is a single 30 second exposure from a tripod mounted and unmodified DSLR so the stars are trailed and parts of the galaxy are not very well resolved. Having processed my images, I was quite shocked by the level of light pollution in the view from a remote mountain top at an elevation of nearly 3000 metres!

Files associated with this observation

Milky Way Pic du Midi 25-8-16.jpg (1.9 MB)

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