Milky Way over the West Pier
Category
Low Light Photography
Location
West Pier, Brighton
Gear
Nikon D780 / Tamron 24-70 mm G2
Description
Our galaxy the Milky Way rises above Brighton's Grade I listed West Pier with the glowing lights of the wind farm behind it in the distance. The orange colour of the large clouds of dust and gas in the Milky Way core along with the pinks of the 3 most prominent nebula (Eagle (M16), Omega (M17) and Lagoon (M8)) can clearly be seen. Whilst I knew it was possible to shoot the Milky Way from this location, I didn't expect to achieve such a high amount of detail in the Milky Way's core as the pier is just a few hundred metres away from the city lights of Brighton, a bright Bortle 6 area. The sky is a stacked series of long exposures with the foreground a single long exposure. All photos were taken at the same time from the same location.
Photographer
Michael Steven Harris
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