Nikon d810a
50mm
ISO 3200
f/2.0
Foreground: 12 x 20 seconds
Sky: 54 x 25 seconds
H-Alpha: 14 x 60 seconds
iOptron SkyTracker
This is an 80 shot panorama of the Milky Way and comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) as they both set above Sugarloaf Rock, 3 hours south of Perth in Western Australia. Venus can be seen shining very brightly just to the right of Rho Ophiuchi, enveloped by the Zodiachal Light. The red parts of the sky are hydrogen alpha emitting regions, captured with a filter that isolates that part of the spectrum, the most prominent of which is to the right around Cygnus.
Airglow was also quite strong, thanks to the fact we are at solar maximum which not only produces more active aurora but also airglow. And speaking of aurora, I think there may be a hint of activity to the south with the redder hues near the horizon, though I may be wrong but it doesn't look like airglow to me.
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