Earth has 3 trillion trees and our Milky Way has approximately 400 billion stars. There are more trees on Earth than stars in the Milky Way galaxy!
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| A Tree and the Milky Way |
Canon Ra, 10 Sec, ISO 16000, EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM, f/2.8. The Summer Triangle (Vega, Deneb and Altair stars) is visible on this photo.
Corona Borealis is a constellation in the northern sky. Its name means “the northern crown” in Latin. Corona Borealis is the 73rd constellation in size, occupying an area of 179 square degrees. It lies in the third quadrant of the northern hemisphere and can be seen at latitudes between +90 and -50 degrees.
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| Corona Constellation during Coronavirus pandemic |
Canon EOS Ra, ISO 40,000, 3 sec, EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM, f/2.8.
Austin Dam was a dam in the Austin, Pennsylvania area that served the Bayless Pulp and Paper Mill. A failure of the dam on September 30, 1911 caused significant destruction and loss of life in the valley below. The dam was rebuilt, but the new dam failed in 1942. The dam was not replaced after the second failure. In 1994 the Austin Dam Memorial Park Association was formed and they since have worked diligently to preserve the dam remains.
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| Austin Dam Ruins - Cherry Springs State Park Pennsylvania Astrophotography |
Canon EOS Ra, ISO 16,000, 15 sec, EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM, f/2.8.
Green airglow is visible on this photo.
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| Green Sky and Red Milky Way - Cherry Spring State Park Pennsylvania Astrophotography |
Canon EOS Ra, ISO 10,000, 25 sec, EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM, f/2.8.
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| Austin Dam Ruins map |
Couple of meteors we observed in Cherry Spring State Park. Sky is dark, so even not so bright meteors are visible. One is on the zoom photo:
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| Meteor over Cherry Spring State Park Pennsylvania |
Looks like this is random, sporadic meteor.
This is full photo:
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| Watching the sky, Observing meteors, Making wishes - Cherry Spring State Park Pennsylvania |
Cherry Springs State Park in Pennsylvania has one of dark sky on east coast. This is photo of astronomical camping in the park. 2,300 feet (701 m) above sea level. Two dome are visible on the photo, also you can see smart sign: "Galaxy - Slow down - No dust". This is one of favorite place for astrophotographers on the East Coast of US. It is about 5-hour drive from New York city.
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| Cherry Springs State Park Pennsylvania Astrophotography - Galaxy - Slow down - No dust |
Canon EOS Ra, ISO 20,000, 15 sec, EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM, f/2.8. Post Processing: Photoshop, Topaz DeNoise AI, Topaz Sharpen AI
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| Domes - Cherry Springs State Park Pennsylvania |
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| Sign - Cherry Springs State Park |
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| Dark Sky Fund |
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| Stargazer's Delight |
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| Through an Astronomer's Eyes |
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| Highway to the Stars |
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| Astro Haven Dome |
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| Astronomers overnight area |
Capture our galaxy arch. This is my first photo of Milky Way Rainbow with Canon EOS Ra. I am continue testing Canon Ra astrophotography camera. Canon Ra has High ISO performance with reasonable low noise levels (Topaz DeNoise AI allow minimize noise level). So even 5 sec photos with ISO 20,000 gives very nice result for night landscaping. Because of 5 sec shots – photo time is pretty fast. Special filter gives good contrast for Milky Way. Photoshop allows combine all 20 photos to one Milky Way rainbow panorama.
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| Milky Way Rainbow Panorama Canon EOS Ra over Bethel Catskill NY - Astrophotography |
Canon Ra, EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM, f/2.8, 5 sec, ISO 20000, Panorama of 20 shots.
The Catskill Mountains lie in southeastern New York State. The area is known for the Catskill Forest Preserve.
Noise is one of a problem for astrophotography. Even Canon Ra give less noise (compare 60Da) but still for big zoom it is visible. Before I used Adobe Camera Raw, Noise Ninja, Photoshop denoise filters to fix it. But Topaz DeNoise AI is absolutely amazing - Artificial Intelligence looks like do it much better and in more simple way. Now it is easy amateur photography does as professional one – with minimum noise. Topaz DeNoise AI integrated as filter to Photoshop.
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| Topaz DeNoise AI Astrophotography |
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| Topaz DeNoise AI Canon Ra Milky Way Astrophotography |
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| Canon Ra Panorama Milky Way Toronto Reservoir Bethel, NY |
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| The comet NEOWISE reflecting in Wesserlauf Pond, Bethel, New York |
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| Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) Canon Ra Bethel, New York |
