Yesterday afternoon I decided to do some simple astrophotography high up in the mountains. I chose the Cavalljoch as the view to the south is unobstructed. My backpack was way too heavy, but somehow I managed to trek from Schattenlagant to the Cavalljoch. The night was the darkest night I ever experienced. M13 was clearly visible with indirect vision with the unaided eye.All images with the Canon 60Da were taken using a Vixen Polarie Star tracker.
Lünersee with Alpenglow.
The Swiss border with the Kirchlispitzen, Drusenfluh and Drei Türme Mountains.
Noctilucent clouds above the Lüner See
Noctilucent clouds to the north.
the Milky Way arcing above the Kirchlispitzen. 7x30s, ISO 3200, f/3.5, Nikon D7000, Samyang 8mm f/3.5
Surrounding the M24 star cloud are various birght nebula: M8, M20, M17, M16. 8x30s, ISO 3200, f/3.5, Canon EOS 60Da, Samyang 85mm f/1.4
The area near M27, with the Sagitta constellation including M71 and the coathanger. 6x30s, ISO 3200, f/3.5, Canon EOS 60Da, Samyang 85mm f/1.4
The Andromeda galaxy. 5x30s, ISO 3200, f/3.5, Canon EOS 60Da, Samyang 85mm f/1.4
The southern part of the Milky Way. 7x30s, ISO 3200, f/3.5, Nikon D7000, Samyang 8mm f/3.5
The veil nebula, a supernova remnant. 6x30s, ISO 3200, f/3.5, Canon EOS 60Da, Samyang 85mm f/1.4
Cygnus is awash in glowing hydrogen clouds. 10x30s, ISO 3200, f/3.5, Canon EOS 60Da, Samyang 85mm f/1.4
The dark patch in the middle is the so-called pipe nebula. 5x30s, ISO 3200, f/3.5, Canon EOS 60Da, Samyang 85mm f/1.4
The colorful region around Rho Ophiuchi. 4x60s & 7x30s, ISO 3200, f/3.5, Canon EOS 60Da, Samyang 85mm f/1.4
Southern part of Sagitarius. The bright clusters are M6 and M7. 3x30s, ISO 3200, f/3.5, Canon EOS 60Da, Samyang 85mm f/1.4
The Scutum star cloud. 6x30s, ISO 3200, f/3.5, Canon EOS 60Da, Samyang 85mm f/1.4
Nikon D7000, Samyang 8mm f/3.5 fisheye, 49x30s
Hiking back to the car took 3 hours over partly steep and exposed trails. I was very happy when I was able to change from the hiking boots into sneakers.
Google Earth visualization of my path to the Cavalljoch.
