The Milky Way sparkles like fireworks in this desert view of our galaxy (photo)

[Judi Lynn]

By Miguel Claro published 1 day ago

It's full of stars.



A panoramic image of single shots taken in a pristine magical sky, features the arch of Milky Way shining bright above Lut desert, in Kerman, Iran, few minutes before the nautical twilight starts. (Image credit: Miguel Claro)

Miguel Claro is a professional photographer, author and science communicator based in Lisbon, Portugal, who creates spectacular images of the night sky. As a European Southern Observatory Photo Ambassador and member of The World At Night and the official astrophotographer of the Dark Sky Alqueva Reserve, he specializes in astronomical "Skyscapes" that connect both Earth and the night sky.

Join Miguel here as he takes us through his new image, "Zodiacal Light with Mars and Jupiter in the Pristine Sky of Lut Desert in Iran."

This is a panoramic image of single shots taken in a pristine magical sky.

The image features the arch of Milky Way shining bright above the Lut (Dasht-e Lut) desert, in Kerman, Iran, a few minutes before the nautical twilight starts and the stars become highly visible in the sky.

More:
https://www.space.com/milky-way-galaxy-panorama-desert-photo

[usonian]

1. Being curious, I followed the trail to this image.

Normally, I want to get exposure and lens info so I can (hopefully) make one of my own some day.

So, here is the photographer's page and ways to buy a print.
https://www.miguelclaro.com/wp/portfolio/zodiacal-light-with-mars-and-jupiter-in-the-pristine-sky-of-lut-desert-in-iran/

Miguel Claro

His home page is here: https://www.miguelclaro.com/wp/

All the info I could get is that the image was taken at an ISO of 3200 and for 40 seconds.
With a wide-angle lens (I estimate 20 mm on full frame?) so that would not leave long star trails, though he may have applied some post-processing to remove motion artifacts.

Reminder to photographers: Don't be afraid to push those ISO numbers. Degradation is not all that bad, and you can check results immediately, unlike the old days of pushing film speeds.

[BlueWavePsych]

2. Fantastic