Popular Post Peter Shah Posted June 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 16, 2018 (edited) I was lucky enough to get to go to La Palma...well what can I say other than 'jaw dropping' ...those who have visited will already know. I drove up the one and a half hour journey to the top every night for five nights and stayed till the early hours. Seeing Scorpio in full for the first time was amazing, its now my new favourite constellation. Being in the presence of these historical observatories along with the ink black skies will stay with me for the rest of my days. The zodiacal light stretched up way above my head it was magical. I had a chance to go into the William Herschel and Isaac Newton Telescopes. There is a massive amount of work going on with the WHT at the moment as they are completely replacing the telescope control systems. They were testing it the night I took this shot. Sagittarius and Scorpio rising above The William Herschel Telescope. Taken with my Sony A7s and Nikon 50mm lens. 3x 20s two panels dark frame subtracted. Edited June 16, 2018 by Peter Shah Tweedledee, philjay, +Graham and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 (edited) That looks fantastic. ? I've been stargazing twice with binoculars on mount Teide, Tenerife and the views were fabulous. Best I'd ever seen. ? That's only 1 minute exposure!! Edited June 16, 2018 by Tweedledee Peter Shah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Shah Posted June 16, 2018 Author Share Posted June 16, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Tweedledee said: That looks fantastic. ? I've been stargazing twice with binoculars on mount Teide, Tenerife and the views were fabulous. Best I'd ever seen. ? Thank you Pete....It is a very special place. Edited June 16, 2018 by Peter Shah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 La Palma My Favorite place in the world.Going back yet again later on in the year. Peter Shah and Smithysteve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithysteve Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Those 5 nights on La Palma must have been incredible! You must have been buzzing for a month after that Peter! ✨ Peter Shah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Shah Posted June 17, 2018 Author Share Posted June 17, 2018 2 hours ago, Smithysteve said: Those 5 nights on La Palma must have been incredible! You must have been buzzing for a month after that Peter! ✨ Im still buzzing ....I barely slept but never felt tired while I was there.....I will be going back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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