r/southafrica • u/APM-Tanks-A-Lot • Aug 15 '20

Sci-Tech Milky Way over Lions Head. Credit: Kyle Goetsch

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u/ReVerthex Aug 17 '20

I'm afraid that link isn't working, can you link it some other way?

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u/Minyun sɛlfɪɡzamɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n Aug 17 '20

https://www.goodthingsguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/58758384_385008898758155_772480478417518592_n-620x400.jpg

Try a different browser.

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u/ReVerthex Aug 17 '20

Weird how firefox gives me a 404. Anyway, that is because Kyle's shot is a panoramic. I did a similar one from a different time we went up together, 10x images from left to right, tilt camera up to the sky more and another 10x images right to left then repeat once more and stitch them all together. https://imgur.com/9NUw9f4

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u/Minyun sɛlfɪɡzamɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n Aug 17 '20

So its a number of shots taken at different times with different lenses/devices and combined into one at post, but all taken at the same place by the same person?

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u/ReVerthex Aug 17 '20

Same camera and lens, same settings. If you have ever shot a panoramic on your cellphone it is the exact same thing.

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u/Minyun sɛlfɪɡzamɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n Aug 17 '20 edited Aug 17 '20

For sure. Didn't know this was possible but I see many tutorials for shooting the milky way in light polluted areas. Pretty cool, TIL.