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Gegenschein

This extremely wide-angle image shows the zodiacal-light belt near the anti-solar point. The local enhancement in the center is gegenschein. Planet Saturn and several bright stars are visible in the image.

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Date02. - 03. 04. 2011
Time(1) 23:23 - 00:09, (2) 02:48 - 03:13 HST (local time)
PlaceHawaii, Big Island, Mauna Kea
CoordinateN 19° 49.37', W 155° 28.19', alt. 4230 m
ConditionsExcellent, clear sky
OpticsCanon Fisheye lens EF 15mm 1:2.8
CameraCanon EOS 5D (Hutech Ia modification)
Exposure(1) 22× 120 s  (ISO 1600, F4), (2) 12× 120 s  (ISO 1600, F3.2)
ProcessingThe image is a composition of 2 different fields (1),(2).
NoteEquirectangular projection
Copyright© 2011 Miloslav Druckmüller, Shadia Habbal
 


Miloslav Druckmüller
Institute of Mathematics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
druckmuller@fme.vutbr.cz
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