Zodiacal light and all-sky panorama

[Antu]

Hi guys,

Few nights ago I took an all-sky panorama of the night sky taken from a ~2500 m summit in Atacama desert. Even in such dark and remote paces the night sky is never truly black. Variety of colors are due to atmospheric emissions (airglow), dust, etc.. Remarkable cone of the Zodiacal light is spanning across the sky. The Milky Way is almost set on the horizon. One can also see Large and Small Magellanic clouds.

You can see a high-resolution version here:

http://spaceweather.com/gallery/full_image.php?image_name=Yuri-Beletsky-zod_cpano_1374447323.jpg

Cheers,
Yuri

[pluto]

Excellent! :D

[iceman]

Up to your usual standard, Yuri :)
Lovely.

[multiweb]

Really cool shot Yuri. I reckon it would have been freezing up there. :cold:

[SkyViking]

Thanks for that fascinating view Yuri! :)
I remember seeing the cone of Zodiacal light for the first time from the VLT entrance at Paranal. It was a magnificent sight and I was surprised by how bright it actually was.

[Joshua Bunn]

Awesome dark skies. Lovely collection of photos you have Antu.

Josh

[colinmlegg]

Breathtaking view Yuri. Your processing is absolutely 1st class.

[Phil Hart]

That is superb Yuri. A very beautiful view.. the colour and fine shape of the zodiacal light is stunning.

Can you share some of the image details?

:thumbsup:

Phil

[ourkind]

Beautiful :thumbsup:

[glenc]

Thanks Yuri, that is amazing. The dark part of the sky is very high.

[Antu]

Thanks, guys !

This is a panoramic image indeed. I used Canon 6D and Nikkor 14-24 F/2.8 lens and then combines a series of single 30 sec exposures.



Here is the one taken from the VLT platform, I obtained the image a couple of years ago :) http://500px.com/photo/18535147

[SkyViking]

Nice one Yuri! We just did the standard daytime VLT tour and so didn't have access to the mountain itself afterwards. But we stayed just outside the gate untill nightfall and enjoyed the show overhead. It was also pretty cool to see the VLT domes opening and turning already during twilight. And yeah, it was very cold!

[StephenM]

Excellent image Yuri! Well captured.

Cheers,
Stephen