The Galactic core of Milky way Galaxy..

            March, 2016,
Hyderabad, India

This has been one of the most rewarding images that I've taken over the years. This is my first attempt at capturing the central plane (The galactic core) of our galaxy, Milky Way. I have been waiting for this particular window of opportunity for  the last 6 months and finally it has come.

In northern hemisphere of the earth, one would be able to view it from March to October and for us India, the window of opportunity is even shortened to until June, because the monsoon cloud build up over most parts of India after June. You will be able to photograph it during 4,5 days of window around the New Moon day (No Moon day), when the sky is at its darkest and light pollution by moon is at the lowest. Just a day before shooting this image, I planned to do a practise shoot and unfortunately that plan was foiled because of a sudden build up of the cloud cover. I was worried a bit that I will be loosing the 'opportunity window' of March because of cloud cover and might have to wait for another month (for the next new moon day). But the Gods were on my side and heavens have cleared the way for this shot. Clouds were all cleared and it was  a crystal clear sky at its darkest best. Finally I could take ‘the’ shot that I have been dying to take for ages.

I hope to make many more interesting images of the Milky Way Galactic Core, in the days and years to come.

Taken on: April 7, 2016

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III, f/2.8, 20 sec, 24mm, ISO 4000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Lens:	EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	20
Focal Length:	24mm
ISO:	4000
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 (Macintosh)
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