The Milky Way from Marlborough

[PhotoGav]

A beautiful night last night, so despite a late return from work and feeling pretty drained, I set up to do a spot of imaging. At a certain point I looked up from the laptop and thought there was a cloud coming to spoil the party. I chuckled when I realised that it was in fact The Milky Way!!! So, I got busy with the 1Dx and a 15mm lens. Here's a shot of 20sec @ 3200 ISO:

I've encouraged the view in CS3, but not too drastically. It's fascinating how it shows the window of clarity that I have through the horizons of light pollution. Will definitely be imaging at the zenith when possible!

Clear skies to you all!

[oldpink]

great shot, pity I have such dreadful LP
I never get to see it like that

[wxsatuser]

Thats amazing........no cloud.

Like the wide view.

[laudropb]

Lovely picture. I makes me long for dark skies

[StuartJPP]

1st time I have seen an astro image taken with a 1Dx...nice one.

Thats amazing...........no cloud.

To be had it was only a 20 second exposure

[PhotoGav]

Thanks for the comments folks.

The 1Dx is a spanking camera! I use them for the day job and they perform incredibly well. The usability of the higher ISO ratings is a total dream, I've used 12800 ISO in really low outdoor light and can still happily make an A4 print. Not sure I'll be modding one though!

[Pete Presland]

just love all the milky way shots this time of year! it makes it feel like summer even on days like today.