The Milky Way core arching over a hilltop cabin in Bandarban

Astrophotography · Galaxies

The Milky Way

Captured by Md Shahadat Hossain Shahal

The object

A detailed essay on the Milky Way is coming soon.

বাংলায়

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Astrophotographic information

Photographer
Md Shahadat Hossain Shahal
Observing location
Bandarban
Exposure
60 min total (10 s sub-exposures)
Telescope
Sigma 16mm f/1.4 lens
Camera
Sony α6400
Image processing
Md Shahadat Hossain Shahal

Astrophysical information

Object type
Barred spiral galaxy (our galaxy)
Constellation
Sagittarius (galactic core)
Distance
~ 26,000 ly (to the galactic center)
Angular size
Spans the entire sky
Physical size
~ 100,000 ly (diameter)
Apparent magnitude
Naked-eye under dark skies

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