Gegenschein
This super-wide angle image shows a view from the hill over the Thorung Phedi High Camp to the East. The
bright spot above the horizon is the Gegenschein in the zodiacal light. The zodiacal light is a faint belt
form gegenschein to the right-left corner of the image. The prominent red object near the horizon is
California nebula (NGC 1499) and the bright star cluster to the right from California nebula are Pleiades.
Andromeda galaxy (M 31) is clearly visible in the right part of the image and not far to the left and down is
small foggy object - galaxy M33 in Triangulum constellation.
Click on the image or on the following reference to display the
higher resolution image version (1.9 MB, PNG format).
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| Image | NMG_0799-14.png |
| Date | 07. 11. 2010 |
| Time | 19:30 - 19:39 local time |
| Place | Hill over Thorung Phedi High Camp, Himalayas, Nepal |
| Coordinate | N 28° 46.90', E 83° 28.18', alt. 4938 m. |
| Conditions | Excellent, clear Sky |
| Optics | Canon Fisheye lens EF 15mm 1:2.8 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 5D (Hutech Ia modification) |
| Exposure | 16× 30 s (ISO 3200) |
| Copyright | © 2010 Miloslav Druckmüller |
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Miloslav Druckmüller
Institute of Mathematics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
druckmuller@fme.vutbr.cz
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Page last update: 29.1.2013
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