Milky Way over Ftan

A very different interpretation of the weekly theme: The jewels of the night sky :)

Today I hiked up from Ftan to Alp Laret (Bortle class 2) for some astrophotography. Even though the hike was very exhausting, the view I got was more than enough compensation for it - I was stunned. I've never seen this many stars.

Now compare this image to tookapic.com/photos/610250 - The difference is gigantic :)

Technical Info:

• 8 background images (20s f/3.5 ISO 6400) stacked using Sequator (way better than Deep Sky Stacker; faster and can handle lens distortion)
• 1 foreground image (185s f/5 ISO 800)

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