Zodiacal light and the Andromeda Galaxy

[gregbradley]

I took this about 4:30am this morning in very cold condtions.

6 x 30 seconds ISO3200 F2.8 21mm Loxia lens Sony A7r3 tracked sky on a Fornax Lightrack ii mount.

8 x 30 seconds for the untracked landscape.

Zodiacal light.

https://pbase.com/image/170833495/large

Greg.

[peter_4059]

Nice view Greg. Like the colours.

[gregbradley]

Thanks Peter.
Yes I like the subtle colours too.
I think there was some airglow.

Greg

[astroron]

Nice,Greg :thumbsup:
I see M33 in there as well :)
Cheers:thumbsup:

[alan meehan]

wonderfull shot Greg from where did you take it from

[gregbradley]

I'll have to have another look for that.



Bigga NSW about 225km inland from Sydney (Campbelltown) and 710 metres altitude. Often has clear nights as weather gets caught on the eastern side of the Great Dividing Range but occasionally it gets caught on the eastern side. It amazes me often, it can be completely cloudy and once the sun goes down it can clear up. Like last night, completely cloudy then at around 7pm not a cloud in the sky. Often windy though, but no fog or mists being at altitude and hilly.

This shot was around 4:30am very cold. Venus surprised me.It suddenly appeared as clouds moved away and it was dancing around and I thought it was car headlights at first. Atmospheric refraction is a wild effect sometimes with bright stars/planets low in the sky.

Greg.

[Peter Ward]

What a lovely piece of glass....pristine stars to the very edge !
Nice one :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Retrograde]

Very cool shot Greg.

[Ryderscope]

Excellent work Greg.

[gregbradley]

Thanks. Th Zeiss Loxia 21mm F2.8 is one of my favourite lenses. Too bad there is no adapter for it to work on an EOS R.



Thanks very much.



Cheers.

Greg.

[astronobob]

Lol
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A real nice catch there Greg, liking the blue tinge zodiacal light, I havent seen the slight blue before but looks very good :thumbsup:

[gregbradley]

Thanks Bob. It was a very beautiful very early morning scene despite the cold.

The clouds moved and suddenly Venus was revealed just above the horizon where it was dancing around with the refraction of the atmosphere. It was super bright and confusing. At first I thought it was car headlights in the distance. It took me a while to understand what it was. It also formed diffraction spikes.

Greg.

[rustigsmed]

that is real nice greg.

i was hoping to travel north to nsw in an attempt to capture m31/m33 this summer ... will have to wait and see if that's going to be possible ...

[gregbradley]

Thanks. It was worth the cold to capture it.

Greg.

[N1]

Been meaning to comment for a while - great capture of the Z-Light, I like its subtle blue-ish hue. Well timed with M31 too :thumbsup:

[DavidTrap]

Looks like a beautiful spot Greg. Very subtle colours.

DT

[gregbradley]

Thanks David. Its my front paddock at my dark site. I have some nice ones I took on a recent holiday up the north coast of NSW. From beaches or on the rocks at the ocean.




Thanks. It was early in the morning.

[CoolhandJo]

That's fantastic! Up here in Coonabarabran this week and for the first time or got to see the zodiacal light at night. What a great shot Greg.

[gregbradley]

Thanks. It was a very beautiful sight.

Greg.