Subject: The Winter Milky Way from Perseus to Vela
Exposure: Single 60 minute exposure
Processing: Color balance and contrast adjusted in Adobe Photoshop 6.0
Lens: Nikon 15mm rectilinear @ f/5.6
Mount: Vixen Super Polaris
Guiding: None
Film: unhypered 35mm Kodak Pro 400(PPF)
Location: Palen-McCoy Wilderness near Desert Center, California
Date: 01/05/02
Comments: The extremely large Vela SNR(Supernova Remnant) is captured in this ultra wide-angle view of the winter Milky Way. Considered a southern hemisphere object, this might be the only image to ever capture the Vela SNR from a latitude of 33deg 55min north. If another image of this object has been taken from this latitude, please email the photographer so this page can be updated.
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