The Summer Milky Way from Cape Cod


Object Information
Subject:		The Summer Milky Way from Cape Cod
Notes:		The blotchy green is airglow in the upper atmosphere and the small yellowish glow on the horizon are the lights of Nantucket Island, 27 miles away.



Exposure data
Exposure:		60 seconds @ ISO1600
Processing:		Adobe Photoshop CS3
Camera:		Canon 5D
Lens:		Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 fisheye
Mount:		Manfrotto Tripod
Location:		Red River Beach - Harwich Port, Massachusetts
Date:		July 12, 2012
Notes:		Image was published in the Gallery section of the October 2012 issue of Sky & Telescope magazine