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Milky Way - June 2006, Set 1

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Taken in amongst the light pollution of the outer suburbs of Perth (WA) this is an interesting comparison to 30 second and 20 second exposures taken out under dark skies (see links at bottom of page).

Taken at an ASWA viewing night.

This was the first image I processed from the night, and while I removed much of the light pollution it is still clearly visible as a halo around the trees at the bottom of the FOV. A
Taken in amongst the light pollution of the outer suburbs of Perth (WA) this is an interesting comparison to 30 second and 20 second exposures taken out under dark skies (see links at bottom of page).

Taken at an ASWA viewing night.

This was the first image I processed from the night, and while I removed much of the light pollution it is still clearly visible as a halo around the trees at the bottom of the FOV. As I continued to process the other images I learned more and greatly improved the technique of removing light pollution. I might re-do this one eventually, but it's a good comparison as it is.
Camera:Canon EOS 350D (un-modified)
Lens/Telescope:Canon 17 - 40mm L @ 17mm, piggybacked on a Losmandy GM-8 with William Optics Megez 80 telescope
Aperture:F/4
Date:24th June 2006
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