[APML] California Desert Night Sky

["Chris Cook" <ccook@cape.com>]

Hi all -

Here's a shot I did last Friday when I was out in Southern California.  I
had wanted to do this shot when I lived out there but never got around to
it.

Its an all sky image taken from one of the darkest locations in SoCal,
between Joshua Tree NP and Blythe in the low Colorado Desert.
The night this was taken would rate around a Bortle 1 to 2. The LVM is
easily 7.0 to my eyes and probably 7.5 to those with really good eyes.  The
Zodiacal Light was bright and the Zodiacal Band was visible going through
the ecliptic... both of these were recorded in this image.

Here's the result........ Place your mouse over the image to see it with
labels.

http://www.abmedia.com/astro/current/dc-fisheye.html

It doesn't get any wider than this! ....well ok, that's not entirely
correct... you could shoot with the Nikkor 6mm fisheye.... <VBG>

Film can still kick ass.  :-)

Hope you enjoy the view!

Chris

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Chris Cook Photography
www.cookphoto.com



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