Mosaic of the Milky Way (50mm)

Blending of 4 images taken with a 50mm objective. The Milky Way is very impressive, with a good resolution. This image is reduced from the original one that occupy about 40MB. In this mosaic there are also a lot of nebulas: Veil Nebula, North America Nebula, IC 1396, Double Cluster, IC 1848 and 1805, California, Pleiads and many others.
 

Technical Data
Optics Photographical objective
Focal Lenght 50 mm
Focal Ratio f/2,8
Exposure Time 10-12 min exposure (each image)
Film Kodak PJM
Developement sensibility 640 ISO
Location Colle del Nivolet (AO, in the Italian Alps) at 2600m
Date and time of exposure start 18 september 1998, about 21.30 UT
Mount Meade 8"
Tracking Manual at 166x
Notes It was taken in a wonderful night, with the Veil Nebula visible also in a 10x50 binocular!!!
Diffusor filter.


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