Astronomy wallpapers (61)

I shot this wonderful waterscape a couple weeks ago. I had never seen such a beautiful Milky Way in this area, I knew I had to take my camera out. The moon was the only light available and it produced an amazing effect of the lake.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM.

Photo settings: 17 mm, f/16, 80 seconds, ISO 50.

ESO's VLT reveals the Carina Nebula's hidden secrets.

The second of three images of ESO's GigaGalaxy Zoom project is a new and wonderful 340 megapixel vista of the central parts of our galactic home, a 34 by 20-degree wide image that provides us with a view as experienced by amateur astronomers around the world. Taken by Stephane Guisard, an ESO engineer and world-renowned astrophotographer, from Cerro Paranal, home of ESO's Very Large Telescope, this image directly benefits from the quality of Paranal's sky, one of the best on the planet. The image shows the region spanning the sky from the constellation of Sagittarius (the Archer) to Scorpius (the Scorpion). The very colourful Rho Ophiuchi and Antares region features prominently to the right, as well as much darker areas, such as the Pipe and Snake Nebulae. The dusty lane of our Milky Way runs obliquely through the image, dotted with remarkable bright, reddish nebulae, such as the Lagoon and the Trifid Nebulae, as well as NGC 6357 and NGC 6334. This dark lane also hosts the very centre of our Galaxy, where a supermassive black hole is lurking.

ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit

Taken at "Schwarzenberg" near Hinterstein in Bavaria, Germany. I hope you like it!

Adobe Photoshop.

Taken from the mountain Hirschberg near Bad Hindelang, Bavaria, Germany. The town you can see on the left is Oberjoch.

Canon EOS Rebel T2i, Tokina AT-X Pro 11-16mm f/2.8 DX.

Photo settings: 11 mm, f/2, 30 seconds, ISO 1600.

Taken from the Hirschberg near Bad Hindelang, Germany.

Canon EOS Rebel T2i, Tokina AT-X Pro 11-16mm f/2.8 DX.

Photo settings: 11 mm.

I intended to go out and shoot the Perseids but it is actually very hard to take pictures of a meteor shower. But it was still very impressive to just lie there and look up to the sky. I'm pretty happy with how this picture came out.

Adobe Photoshop.

Nikon D5100, Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR.

Photo settings: 18 mm, f/3, 30 seconds, ISO 140.

Taken on a night with a full moon at Lake Wakatipu, near Queenstown, New Zealand. The view was crystal clear and very bright. So I went for a 30-second long exposure, ISO 400 at f/2.8. Made it almost look like daylight...

Adobe Photoshop.

Nikon D800, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED.

Photo settings: 14 mm, f/2, 30 seconds, ISO 400.

Shot from the mountain "Imberger Horn" above Bad Hindelang in Bavaria, Germany.

Canon EOS Rebel T2i, Tokina AT-X Pro 11-16mm f/2.8 DX.

Photo settings: 11 mm, f/5, ISO 400.