Technician at the control panel of the refracting telescope

$Technician at the control panel of the refracting telescope$

We went to the legendary Lick Observatory located on Mt. Hamilton high above the Silicon Valley in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. It was a special night for photographers. Once the telescope was in place, the lights went out, and all that was left was dark glowing red. Eyes adapt well to darkness, which takes about 10 minutes. A dark red light is used so that the human eyes can retain night vision. This is a 210º fisheye lens shot pointed straight up. At the bottom you see the technician in front of the control panel. In the center is the refracting telescope and the opened dome.

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-- ƒ/4.0, 4 mm, 3.2 sec, ISO 3200, Sony A6000, Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC1821_hdr1bal1sof1m.jpg
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Taken in: United States / California / Mount Hamilton (show map)

Taken on: August 19, 2023

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Camera: Sony ILCE-6000, f/0, 3.2 sec, 0mm, ISO 3200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-6000
Lens:	Sony 0mm F0.0
Aperture:	f/0
Exposure Time:	3.2
Focal Length:	0mm
ISO:	3200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Saturation:	Low
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Pixelmator Pro 3.3.13
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