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Milky Way over Takakkaw Falls in Moonlit Sky (20mm Z6III).jpg

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The Milky Way in Cygnus, Cepheus and Cassiopeia is here rising over Takakkaw Falls in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada on a July night. The low quarter Moon (off frame behind the camera) is still illuminating the peak at right. The sky is tinted blue from the residual moonlight, but is dark enough for the Milky Way to show up. The W of Cassiopeia is just above the top of the falls. The illumination of the ground is from starlight and sky light. The long exposure brings out the details. No light painting was employed.

Takakkaw Falls is the second tallest waterfall in Canada, and is fed by the meltwaters of Daly Glacier in the Waputik Icefield. The river in the foreground is the Yoho River. This was from the Parks Canada "red chairs" location.

Technical:
This is a blend of tracked (for the sky) and untracked (for the ground) exposures:
- 2 x 3-minutes at f/2.8 and ISO 800 for the ground,
- and 4 x 1-minute at f/2 and ISO 800 for the sky.

All with the Nikkor 20mm S-Line lens on the Nikon Z6III camera, and on the MSM Nomad tracker. Taken just before 12:30 am local time on July 14,/15, 2024 on a perfect night in the Rockies, with no clouds or smoke! I was the only one there this night – just me and a family of mountain goats!

Finishing effects added with Luminar Neo and Nik Color EFX. Adobe DeNoise AI applied to the raw ground images. RC-Astro Noise XTerminator applied to the sky stack.
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The Milky Way in Cygnus, Cepheus and Cassiopeia is here rising over Takakkaw Falls in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada on a July night. The low quarter Moon (off frame behind the camera) is still illuminating the peak at right. The sky is tinted blue from the residual moonlight, but is dark enough for the Milky Way to show up. The W of Cassiopeia is just above the top of the falls. The illumination of the ground is from starlight and sky light. The long exposure brings out the details. No light painting was employed. <br /> <br /> Takakkaw Falls is the second tallest waterfall in Canada, and is fed by the meltwaters of Daly Glacier in the Waputik Icefield. The river in the foreground is the Yoho River. This was from the Parks Canada "red chairs" location. <br /> <br /> Technical:<br /> This is a blend of tracked (for the sky) and untracked (for the ground) exposures: <br /> - 2 x 3-minutes at f/2.8 and ISO 800 for the ground, <br /> - and 4 x 1-minute at f/2 and ISO 800 for the sky. <br /> <br /> All with the Nikkor 20mm S-Line lens on the Nikon Z6III camera, and on the MSM Nomad tracker. Taken just before 12:30 am local time on July 14,/15, 2024 on a perfect night in the Rockies, with no clouds or smoke! I was the only one there this night – just me and a family of mountain goats! <br /> <br /> Finishing effects added with Luminar Neo and Nik Color EFX. Adobe DeNoise AI applied to the raw ground images. RC-Astro Noise XTerminator applied to the sky stack.