Center of the Milky Way
Ridgecrest, California – April 29, 2014
— Ralph Paonessa
Canon EOS 6D H-alpha modified * EF200mm f/2.8L II USM * ISO 800 * 120 sec @ f/4
Combined 20 min exposure from 10 x 2 min subs.
This image probes the rich starfields towards the center of our Milky Way galaxy. The dark areas are immense lanes of interstellar dust that block the light from stars behind them.
Photo ID: 20140429-6 stack-10