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Landscape Photographies on Nostr: Milky Way over limestone formations at Kura Tāwhiti/Castle Hill Kura Tāwhiti, a ...

Milky Way over limestone formations at Kura Tāwhiti/Castle Hill
Kura Tāwhiti, a spectacular set of limestone formations in inland Canterbury, is a favorite haunt of local astrophotographers. I spent an evening there during the last new moon, capturing this image as a mosaic of six images - two for the limestone outcrops, and four for the night sky, with each of the latter composed of a stack of four two-minute exposures. The Southern Cross and the Pointers are the most prominent stars in the Milky Way, while the red glow of the Carina nebula is about to sink below the horizon. The two Magellanic Clouds are prominent features on the left. Sky images processed in PixInsight and combined with MSIce, and with final compilation in finishing in PS. I loaded a large version of this for those who want to zoom in and explore...
Credit : NavmanNZ (https://flickr.com/people/90830783@N06)
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