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Eternal Light

            Unconceivable distances, uncountable stars, relentless motion, primordial elements. Everything about space seems so extraordinary and out of grasp for humans - and yet the stars have always been friendly company for seafarers, philosophers and farmers since the dawn of time. The myths of ancient people about them have survived until today and are still a beloved theme for poets and writers.

Some of the most beautiful star myths are about the Milky Way - a celestial river comprised by  billions of stars  that have sent their messengers of existence (a.k.a. photons) towards our planet thousands of years ago. This majestic arc of light shines brilliantly every clear night away from manmade light pollution, and is predominantly visible on summer nights, when our gaze of the night sky is turned towards the center of the Milky Way. This band is bisected by obscuring clouds of interstellar dust, thus forming the “Great Rift”. 

Since the formation of our planet, we have travelled about 20 times around the center of our Milky Way, in a motion that lasts more than 220 million years, a period sometimes called a “Galactic Year”. So, this majestic light has adorned our night skies since the dawn of time and before any form of life existed on this beautiful planet. 

The bright beacon on the left just above the treetops is planet Jupiter, which was prominent last summer as an evening object.

Thank you all for your kind visits and comments - stay healthy and keep looking up! 

Technical info:

Date: August 30th, 2021
Location: Kassandra, Chalkidiki, Greece
Camera: CANON EOS 6D
Lens: Tokina AT-X 11-16 Pro DX II@16mm
SKY: 14 exposures x 15 secs each, ISO 6400, f/2.8, calibrated with separate darks and stacked in Sequator for reducing the noise.
FOREGROUND: 5 exposures x 2 mins each, ISO 3200, f/5. All images were taken from the same spot, without moving the tripod and in quick succession. 

   

Taken in: Greece / Central Macedonia / Kassandra / Fourka (show map)

Taken on: August 30, 2021

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Camera: Canon EOS 6D, f/2.8, 210 sec, 16mm, ISO 6400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 6D
Lens:	Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX II 11-16mm F2.8
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	210
Focal Length:	16mm
ISO:	6400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 23.1 (Windows)
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