Milky Way wide angle

Hi all. Here is a shot of the Milky Way from Sagittarius to Cygnus, taken under extremely dark skies at high altitude in Idaho. I thought it turned out really nice. Notice the darker dusty areas near the core. This was taken with a 14mm Nikkor on a D700 at ISO6400 for 30 seconds. Enjoy this different look at our own galaxy.
Cheers,
Tyler

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That is beautiful!

Makes me want to play Bowie's Space Oddity very loud! There is no higher compliment


Ground Control to Major Tom
Ground Control to Major Tom
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on

Ground Control to Major Tom
Commencing countdown, engines on
Check ignition and may God’s love be with you

Spoken:
Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three, Two, One, Lift-off

This is Ground Control to Major Tom
You’ve really made the grade
And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear
Now it’s time to leave the capsule if you dare

“This is Major Tom to Ground Control
I’m stepping through the door
And I’m floating in a most peculiar way
And the stars look very different today

For here
Am I sitting in a tin can
Far above the world
Planet Earth is blue
And there’s nothing I can do

Though I’m past one hundred thousand miles
I’m feeling very still
And I think my spaceship knows which way to go
Tell my wife I love her very much (she knows!)
Ground Control to Major Tom
Your circuit’s dead, there’s something wrong
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear....

“ am I floating round my tin can
Far above the Moon
Planet Earth is blue
And there’s nothing I can do.?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhSYbRiYwTY

David

That's a beaut! You da man!

Very nice!

Absolutely gorgeous, Tyler!

Gorgeous!

Jim

Excellent! Where in my fair state?

Tom

[COLOR="Purple"]SWEET!!

Amazing what can be done with modern DSLRs...and with only 30 seconds of exposure time!
Bill[/COLOR]

Tyler,

Way cool!

I really like the perspective you shot it at,with the trees semi circling the Milky Way.

A beauty!

Jason