Convergence

Panorama of 26 images in crescent moon lighting (not a composite) taken at Sugarloaf Rock in south Western Australia near Dunsborough. Taken between Lyrids meteor shower and ETA Aquarids - there are at least 9 meteors-satellites in the scene. While not the peak, according to fluxtimator there would be some activity from both showers. Initially the milky way core was covered with cloud, but it was very windy and I could see the cloud moving so fast that it would clear, however this was getting close to pre-dawn light with these exposure settings. Was windy, cold (by my standards) and the waves were crashing down on the rocks.

Having done crescent moon lighting before - I wanted to expose a little longer on the landscape for the luminosity (hence the 37s) - at the panorama size, I wasn't too concerned about star trailing.

This image was a finalist in the CWAS 2014 astrophotography awards.

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