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Enjoying the Milky Way

Enjoying the Milky Way

Living in the English Midlands is not the best place for observing the Milky Way, as we are surrounded by quite serious light pollution. The glow in the distanc...
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Living in the English Midlands is not the best place for observing the Milky Way, as we are surrounded by quite serious light pollution. The glow in the distance is caused by the town of Banbury in Oxfordshire, some 9 miles away.
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NIKON D800

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settings

Aperture f/2.8 ISO 1600 Shutter 15/1 Focal Length 140/10

location

location

Northamptonshire, GB

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upload_date

Nov, 2018

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72

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Paysages magnifiques

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