Milky way over Yamdrok Lake

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Photographer:

Jeff Dai

Location of Photo:

Yamdrok Lake, Tibet, China

Date/Time of photo:

2015-5-28

Equipment:

Camera :Canon 6D Lens: Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G Tracker: ioptron star tracker

Description:

The bright central bulge of the Milky Way in the constellation Sagittarius and Scorpius shine above the Yamdrok Lake,one of the three largest sacred lakes in Tibet, China. Planet Saturn is near the opposition, brightly visible at right near the red-yellow star Antares.

Website:

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