Half gigapixel Milky Way over La Palma Size:30x40 cm 000 light-years across and is

000 light-years across and is located 28 million light-years from Earth

Capturing this photographs in the middle of the night alone under the Milky Way was unforgettable experience

Near the top of the mosaic

Infographics and science data resources: NASA

Half gigapixel Milky Way over La Palma Size:30x40 cm 000 light-years across and isThis image was a project that gave me a lot of headaches. I've rarely tried to edit an image more than once, and I've never created so many different versions of an image as I did here. When you are trying to reach or push the boundaries of astrophotography you have to take it all in. In my case it took over 1 year to put this final version together. The whole image is a panorama taken with a 135mm lens. The sky alone has 104 separate parts and