Milky Way Core

[crimbfighter]

I captured the core of our own Milky Way on 7/24. Several nebulae (bright pink spots)

are dotting the image, among the many starts. Puts the scale of things in perspective.

Nikon D800
70-200 f/2.8 @ 70mm, f/3.5
ISO 1600
25 sec exposures stacked for a 9 min integrated exposure
Finished in Photoshop and Lightroom

 

[Space Face]

Mystical.

 

[SquarePeg40 1]

Amazing! I love that photography can capture something so far away in so much detail.