Milky Way over La Palma Observatory
Details
In July 2021, I flew to La Palma with @florian orth for 2 weeks. During this time I had a lot of plans, including this picture. The Milky Way above the large telescope domes of La Palma's observatory. Actually, I wanted to choose a different frame with more domes, but when I saw this stone path on the way up, which fitted perfectly as foreground, I wanted to include it and add myself.
We were also fortunately rewarded with perfect conditions on our first night! No wind, no Sahara dust and no clouds (Which are very rare anyway) 😀
This picture is one of my best and will definitely be for a long time!
Recording
Camera
Sony a7s astromodified
Lens/Telescope
Samyang 35mm f1.4, set to f2.5 during shooting
Tripod/Mount
Rollei c6i / Skywatcher Star adventurer Pro Pack
Filter
No filtering in this recording
Exposure
21 panels for the sky, each with 4×30 seconds of individual shots (2 minutes in total)
27 pannels for the foreground with 30 seconds exposure each
Editing
Stacked and calibrated with flats, darks and bias in Astropixelprocessor
Edited with Pixinsight and Photoshop