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            out now about midnight and you will see the above vista, the
            summer Milkyway going straight through the zenith, and a brilliant
            Jupiter rising in the east. North is at the bottom of this fish
            eye lens shot, which covers nearly the entire sky seen from my
            backyard. Look closely at the top edge of this image. That green
            layered glow is the auroral airglow, running along the northern
            horizon.
Instrument:  Sigma 8mm f/3.5 fisheye lens
Platform:  Robotic Barn Door Mount
Camera:  Hutech Modified Canon XTi @ ISO800 at f/5
Exposure:  5m
Filters:  None
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  8/10, Transparency 7/10
Outside Temperature:  55F
Processing Tools:  Photoshop CS2, Maxim DSLR
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