Orion rises above Aoraki Mt. Cook, 2024
I took this image during my recent family campervan trip to New Zealand on 8th February 2024 on Aoraki Mt. Cook, South New Zealand. It was a phenomenal night, and it lasted until 2AM where clouds hid the majestic Southern night sky from me and my camera. While astroimaging, I was hearing all night distant avalanches! A night to remember for all my life from a unique and breath-taking place on our planet.
Tech Card
Date / Location
8th February 2024, Aoraki Mount Cook, New Zealand, Bortle Class 1 ~SGM: 22.00 mag./arc sec2
Equipment
Camera: Nikon D810A
Lens: Sigma Art 40mm f/1.4
Mount: Skywatcher Star Adventurer
Image Quality
14 bit RAW (NEF)
Exposure time per image / number of composites and sensitivity
8 x 90s with tracker on (Sky), 1 x 90s (Mountain) with tracker off, both ISO 1600 F/1.4
Total Integration Time
12 mins (Sky)
Calibration Frames
20 Darks, 50 Bias, 20 Flats
Software
PixInsight 1.8 Core
Photoshop
DEEP SKY
STARSCAPE
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