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The Milky Way in Aquila
The bright star to the left of center is Altair, which forms one point of the Summer triangle. It's interesting that the Milky Way goes right through the center of Aquila; however, it lacks the nebulosity that is present in its neighboring Milky Way regions.
Location: Texas Star Party 2003
near Fort Davis, Texas
Seeing: 6/10
Transparency:
9/10
Date and Time: May 3, 2003 @ 4:55 AM
CST
Equipment: 28mm @ f4; unguided
Length:
A single 10 minute exposure
Film:
Kodak E 200 slide film with a one stop push to ISO 320
Processing Information: Image
is slightly cropped with a levels adjustment, contrast increase,
and unsharp mask in Photoshop 7.
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