Finally, my dream happens and I was able to see south sky – Southern Cross, Alpha Centauri, Large Magellanic Cloud etc. These photos were done during my trip to
Peru, Central Andes, near Inca sacred valley and Cusco city - Chinchero village. I had limited time
for astrophotography during shopping time of our women. Altitude is about 3,762 m or 12,339 ft. At such
altitude the sky absolutely amazing! You really feel that stars are much closer.
Canon EOS 60Da, EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM lens, ISO-4000, f/2.8, 30 seconds. on this photo you can see Alpha Centauri which is the closest star to the Sun, just 4.37 light-years. Thinking about next vacation :)
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| Peru Astrophotography - Milky Way and Alpha Centauri |
Canon EOS 60Da, EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM lens, ISO-4000, f/2.8, 30 seconds. Peru is on South hemisphere and on the photo you can find the south pole (3 1/2 times the distance between Gacrux and Acrux).
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| Southern Cross (Crux constellation), Milky Way and and Alpha Centauri - Peru Astrophotography |
Canon EOS 60Da, EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM lens, ISO-4000, f/2.8, 6 seconds.
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| Orion under Central Andes Mountains - Chinchero city - Peru Astrophotography |
Canon EOS 60Da, EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM lens, ISO-4000, f/2.8, 30 seconds.
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| Jupiter - Peru Astrophotography |
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| Large Magellanic Cloud Southern Cross - Peru Annotated Astrophotography |
There is one more photo which I did in Cusco Planetarium
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| Peru Cusco Planetarium - Night Sky View |
