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Namibian Sky [Explored]
by skypointer2000

by skypointer2000

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I captured this panorama during my Namibia vacation in 2023. It shows the setting Milky Way arching over one of the iconic dead trees in the Namib Rand Desert.

On my YouTube channel I try a new form of presenting such a big image, which not only allows me to zoom in and show the true resolution of the panorama, it also gives me the opportunity to showcase a few of the astronmical wonders it contains and share some insights about them.

You find this astronomy tour through the panorama on my YouTube channel:
youtu.be/aL8K9k754M0?si=7dSHyKyQR95S6O0M

Thanks for watching and I love to hear your feedback about how you like this form of presenting an image.

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Canon EOS-R, astro-modified by EOS 4Astro
Sigma 28mm f/1.4 ART
IDAS NBZ filter
iOptron SkyTracker Pro

Sky:
Panorama of 10 panels, each a stack of 7x 45s @ ISO1600, unfiltered & 3x 90s @ ISO6400, filtered

Foreground:
Focus stacked panorama of 10 panels, each a stack of 4x 1/30s @ ISO100 during blue hour.

Tags: Astrophotography Astronomy Milky Way Namibia Namib Desert Nightsky Nightscape Starscape Long Exposure Night Landscape Panorama Canon Canon EOS R Astro-Modified IDAS IDAS NBZ Narrowband Narrobanding Sigma Sigma 28mm f/1.4 iOptron Skytracker Airglow Milky Way Arc