Summer Milkway at Coyle Field, NJ

This image shows the summer Milkyway in all its glory looking southeast from Coyle Field, NJ. This image is pretty representative of what the sky actually looks like at Coyle Field and the light domes in the distance are from Atlantic City. On a clear night with binoculars, you can actually see the casino highrise buildings as well as various billboards in the city.

Image Specifications:

     •  Instrument:  Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 @ f2.8
     •  Camera:  Canon 20Da
     •  Filters:  Hutech IDAS LPS (Light Pollution)
     •  Mount:  Fixed Tripod
     •  Guiding:  None
     •  Time / Date :  August 17, 2006, 9:17PM EDT
     •  Location:  Coyle Field, NJ
     •  Weather:  Clear
     •  Primary Exposure :  Single 23sec exposure, ISO 1600, JPG mode
     •  Calibration Frames:  None
     •  Image Processing :  Photoshop CS2, NoiseNinja