#thepinnaclesdesert

[miguelmaia]

— inefekt69 —

Milky Way over The Pinnacles Desert, Western Australia

Nikon d5500 35mm 18 x 30 seconds ISO 4000 f/2.2 iOptron SkyTracker This composition is very similar to one I shot on an earlier trip to this location. I didn't know it at the time but after stitching them I began to think 'this looks very familiar!'. The other one had the LMC so they're not identical but it is the exact same location.....which is kind of a coincidence since The Pinnacles cover such a large area :) Anyway, this is a small panorama of just 18 images shot as the Milky Way was setting towards the west. You can see the Indian Ocean in the bottom right corner of the image. The foreground was illuminated using a hand held spotlight.

[miguelmaia]

— inefekt69 —

Milky Way setting over The Pinnacles Desert, Western Australia

35mm 9 x 13 seconds ISO 5000 f/1.8 So I went out last night hoping to get some new stuff early in the Milky Way season but I was thwarted by mother nature with clouds rolling in and completely obscuring the core....not to mention the howling winds. My first failed astro trip! Oh well, to make up for it here is the last shot from my big astro trip to The Pinnacles back in September last year.