Mars (at left in clouds) and the summer Milky Way over Lake Herbert and reflected in the still waters this night. This is in Banff National Park, Alberta. I shot this July 17, 2018 on a night that gradually clouded up, after a run of two very good nights previous to this. <br />
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This is a stack of 6 exposures for the ground, mean combined to smooth noise, and one exposure for the sky and reflections, all 30 seconds at f/2 with the Laowa 15mm lens and Sony a7III at ISO 3200. Glow effect added to the sky and water and dynamic contrast effect added to the trees and mountains, both from ON1 Photo RAW. Bands of airglow tint the sky. The bright sky below Mars may be light glow from Banff and Canmore in the distance.


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Image ID: 0273486-VW-ADY.jpg

Mars and the Milky Way at Herbert Lake

Mars (at left in clouds) and the summer Milky Way over Lake Herbert and reflected in the still waters this night. This is in Banff National Park, Alberta. I shot this July 17, 2018 on a night that gradually clouded up, after a run of two very good nights previous to this.

This is a stack of 6 exposures for the ground, mean combined to smooth noise, and one exposure for the sky and reflections, all 30 seconds at f/2 with the Laowa 15mm lens and Sony a7III at ISO 3200. Glow effect added to the sky and water and dynamic contrast effect added to the trees and mountains, both from ON1 Photo RAW. Bands of airglow tint the sky. The bright sky below Mars may be light glow from Banff and Canmore in the distance.
Credit to: Blue Planet Archive / VWPics / Alan Dyer

Image dimensions: 5400x3600

URL for this image: https://pictures.blueplanetarchive.com/image/I0000aIZlSlYqqYA