[Peter Ward]

Originally Posted by Stefan Buda

Wow! I really like this image. I've never seen the Zodiacal light captured on a 180degree image.
I'll have to take my ASC to Mundi-Mundi on my next trip north, although I don't expect it to come close to what your rig can do.

High praise indeed. Thanks Stephan

Originally Posted by Andy01

That's very cool, if you produce these, I want one!
It is reminiscent of the classic "The Galaxy is on Orion's Belt" scene from Men in Black.

Thanks Andy.

As it turns out I do have an accurate Milky Way laser etched sphere. (pic attached).
They were made by a German company called CinkS Labs who sadly are no longer trading.

There are other Etsy like example out there, but the German one was based on real astrometric data. Very glad I bought one when they were still available.

Originally Posted by Leo.G

That is a stunning image Peter!
I figured you've used a fish-eye lens but what gear did you capture it with?
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Thanks Leo.
You've touched on my weakness for fisheye glass ! (pic of my little collection attached).

The beauty of using Canon's EOSRa (their astro modified mirrorless DSLR...now discontinued) is you can bolt any lens to it for wide field work with excellent resolution and h-alpha sensitivity. As a result the total exposure time was only 30 minutes.