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Moon in Hyades 23.02.2018

Thanks to HDR technology it was possible to show stars, illuminated side of the moon and the earthlight in one image.
a7s, 420mm, f/8, iso 100, 1/15 sec and 8 sec
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Sky of Patagonia


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Moon and Mercury. This picture could be observed on September 19, 2017 shortly before sunrise. The finest lunar crescent in phase 0.01 and the planet Mercury, basking in the dawn colors, became close only 2° to each other. The height of the moon at the time of shooting did not exceed 3.5 ° above th...

Scorpio and Licancabur https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/362774/120697020.c/0_e6e4d_55e1b549_orig https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/467152/120697020.c/0_e6e4f_ded57126_orig The picture was taken from the coast of the partially frozen Green Lagoon (the territory of Bolivia, height 4340m). Its color is d...

Morning sky of Atacama.



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Coddington Nebula, IC2574. This inconspicuous introvert galaxy coexists in the sky with a bright pair of M81 / M82 and astrophotographers often bypass it. But this time it could not escape the experienced view of Oleg Milantiev, who shot it with three astrographs and accumulated a total of 60 hours...

Center The image shows the central part of the Galaxy. The brightest part of the Milky Way sandwiched between the constellations of Scorpio, Sagittarius and Ophiuchus. Here is the highest concentration of stars and dust clouds. We can also see a lot of red hydrogen nebulae. Canon 550Da + 24-105L, 2...

The stars above us.



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Serenity

The photo taken at the coast of Black Sea.


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Gegenschein over Cerro Negro, Atacama

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Glacier "White stones"

Argentina, Patagonia

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Fitzroy

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a7s, 14mm, f/2.8, 30 sec, iso 5000

Moonlit night in Torres del Paine

From Centauri to Cepheus

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Treasures of the southern sky. This images shows the interesting objects of the southern sky. The Southern Cross, Coal Sack nebula, star Hadar, Alpha Centauri and even Proxima Centauri - the closest star to us. It can be distinguished at the limit of sight in this image. At the time of shooting the...

Petroglyphs of atacameños tribe. One night in the Atacama I was at altitude of 3500 meters, among the rocks, which in the past served as shelter from the sun for travelers. Many of them are covered with petroglyphs, reflecting the everyday concerns of the ancient atacameños. On the rocks you can fi...

Milky Way over Fitzroy river in Patagonia

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Starry night over Cordillera Paine. In my opinion this is one of the most beautiful places on the planet. And at nightfall, it becomes even more beautiful. But the moment is fleeting. Arch of the Milky Way will soon disappear under the horizon. The moon is behind the rocks. And the moonlight illumi...

Hand of the Desert.
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Portal In the Atacama desert near Laguna Tebinquinche there are the two round lakes. The water is almost fresh and you can swim. Because of the similarity with the eyes(viewed from above) they call them "Ojos del Salar" - Salty Eyes. In the picture shows only one "eye", but if y...

Milky Way over the cliffs of Torres del Paine. On the sky we can see dust clouds of the southern Milky Way. Did you know that the cosmology of the Incas operates not only the constellations, but also the dark dust nebulae? Dark gaps in the Milky Way take pride of place in the myths and legends of t...

Patagonian forest

Dark and beautiful, mystical and mysterious.

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Torres del Paine - Granite skyscrapers of Patagonia To make this picture I had to rise at night to the rocks. I got to the end of the Hiking trail, but the angle for the shot was bad so I continued to climb up. It was very extreme. The stones slipped from under my feet and and rolled down. The rise...

Sleep under the stars of the Atacama https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/195786/120697020.9/0_dff05_2aaa56c4_orig Magellanic clouds over the Hand of the Desert in Atacama https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/195132/120697020.9/0_dff04_2c6896ee_orig Venus https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/198569/120697020.9/0_...

Bright fireball in Atacama I managed to catch a bright fireball in the Atacama. For a split second it was bright almost as day. This is the brightest fireball I have ever seen! Smoke trail remained in the sky for a long time. 26.10.2016, local time 23:04:56 Author's site: http://www.astroadventures...

Wanderer in Patagonia

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