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WC#427-The Southern Sky

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted April 14, 2010392 views10 comments

A view of the Southern Milky Way as seen from a Corn field in Argentina.

You can see near the horizon the constellation of Crux, the southern cross and next to it it's clear the coalsack nebula as a dark patch in the sky.

On the right of the milky way the Magellan Clouds are clearly visible, the big one on the top and the small one below.

Hope you like this view and find it interesting!

Luis

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on April 14, 2010 at 1:09 PM

Superb! The silhouetted corn is a wonderful inclusion.

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Comment posted by Alan McCord on April 14, 2010 at 9:54 PM

Great night sky capture. Like the strong foundation for it with the corn silhouette.

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Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on April 14, 2010 at 11:36 PM

It's nice to see the Milky Way in the southern sky. I like the blue colors and silhouetted foreground. Well done.

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on April 15, 2010 at 6:05 AM

Great shot Luis. I appreciate your professional explanation. Thanks.

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Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on April 15, 2010 at 7:28 AM

You inspired me. I don't have any mountains or ocean for a forground but I do have lots of corn fields. Nice capture.

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Comment posted by Paul Duval on April 15, 2010 at 8:27 AM

Luis,

Great night image and your knowledge of the southern sky is impressive as well. If I could figure out how to shoot the sky up here in the north I'd be lucky to identify Polaris and the big and little dipper.

Paul

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Comment posted by Luis Argerich on April 15, 2010 at 10:12 AM

Thanks a lot for the comments! I appreciate them!

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on April 20, 2010 at 3:19 PM

Amazing. I'm glad to see the photo and to read your celestial tour notes! Many congrats on a well deserved EP.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on April 20, 2010 at 3:19 PM

Amazing. I'm glad to see the photo and to read your celestial tour notes! Many congrats on a well deserved EP.

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Comment posted by Luis Argerich on April 25, 2010 at 2:30 PM

I humbly thank you for choosing my pic as one of the pics of the week. It really encourages me to improve and shoot more. Thanks and hugs!

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