“There are no extra pieces in the universe. Everyone is here because
he or she has a place to fill, and every piece must fit itself into
the big jigsaw puzzle.”
Deepak Chopra
Lago de Oro, Calatagan, Batangas, Philippines, Asia, Planet Earth, Solar System, Sagittarius Spiral Arm, Milky Way, Virgo Supercluster :-))
Canon 40D
28mm
f/3.5
30sec
ISO 3200
HDR processing
Explored: highest position and currently #3
This image is being used in Royal Observatory website
This photo was taken on June 1, 2008 in Binubusan, Calabarzon, PH, using a Canon EOS 40D.
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goorn23, FoNgEtZ, Soul101, grantthai, and 137 other people added this photo to their favorites.
FoNgEtZ (49 months ago | reply)
pano mo nakunan yan sir? Ang galing naman!!!!
goorn23 (49 months ago | reply)
great
Soul101 (49 months ago | reply)
hanep bro! akala ko pati sa outer space eh nagtravel ka na rin... hehehe. :0)
sergiopigo (49 months ago | reply)
I am without words
"Fishin" Rod (off and on) (49 months ago | reply)
did u rent a starship to get this shot? ;)
parang star wars movie...galeng nman Sir!
as seem the distance is light years and yet details is superb!
FoNgEtZ (49 months ago | reply)
on the second thought, I was wondering why it was called a "Milky Way". some kind of milk out there? hehehe. ero ang ganda talaga Sir Mervs..... till now, tulala pa ako ah.... :-)
Picture hunter (49 months ago | reply)
Just fantastic ! great shot !
grantthai (49 months ago | reply)
Lovely, my friend.
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* jdt... (shabba!) (49 months ago | reply)
wow! :)
Sanctu (49 months ago | reply)
Oh yeah! So what comes after Supercluster? :D
Thai Jasmine (Smile..smile...Smile..) (49 months ago | reply)
Wow!! So amazing capture. Very stunning colours and nice details. Perfect work. Have a great week ahead, Sir Mervs..
Jasmine...
pepe50 (49 months ago | reply)
Wonderful!!!! Great shot! Congratulation!
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Sue323 :-) (49 months ago | reply)
Cool shot. Pang science magazine ito!
{e u g e n e} (49 months ago | reply)
Wow, is this real? You made a wonderful capture!
Maxsimus (49 months ago | reply)
Brilliant capture my friend.. now where do i fit in... Hummm.. :-) Ok Ok back to my Port... :-)
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Lenareh™ (49 months ago | reply)
wow!! galing naman ng shot mo Sir!!!
si Fongetz tulala pa daw hihi
ako tulaless hihi
Yiping Lim (49 months ago | reply)
Wow, this is a beautiful shot. How did you manage to do this at 28mm? A beautiful clear sky that night?
Shoky Bsbs (49 months ago | reply)
woooooooow this is incredible and super beautiful
Christopher Stumm (49 months ago | reply)
Hello, this is the blind astrometry solver. Your results are:
(RA, Dec) center:(271.57, -20.9426) degrees
(RA, Dec) center (H:M:S, D:M:S):(18:06:16.800, -20:56:33.360)
Orientation:153.72 deg E of N
Pixel scale:145.53 arcsec/pixel
Parity:Reverse ("Left-handed")
Field size :41.40 x 27.61 degrees
Your field contains:
The constellation Scutum (Sct)
Part of the constellation Ophiuchus (Oph)
Part of the constellation Sagittarius (Sgr)
Part of the constellation Serpens (Ser)
NGC 6334
NGC 6357
NGC 6383
NGC 6475 / M 7
NGC 6526
NGC 6523 / Hourglass nebula / Lagoon nebula / M 8
IC 4701
NGC 6604
NGC 6611 / Eagle nebula / M 16
NGC 6618 / M 17 / Omega nebula
IC 1287
The star Shaula (λSco)
The star Kaus Australis (εSgr)
The star Nunki (σSgr)
The star Sabik (ηOph)
The star Lesath (υSco)
The star Ascella (ζSgr)
The star Media (δSgr)
The star Kaus Borealis (λSgr)
The star πSgr
The star Alnasl (γ2Sgr)
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EdzL (49 months ago | reply)
aba eh ibang level na to mervs!
Inkblots™ (49 months ago | reply)
amazing!
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Golden Emporium (49 months ago | reply)
This is amazing!!!! Superb capture!!
TheHouseKeeper (49 months ago | reply)
ang galeng!!!! kala ko super tele ginamit, baligtad pala!!:D ma try nga minsan!
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Seahawk. (49 months ago | reply)
Ganda nito!! alam ko me device pa ito para masundan ang movement ng stars pag long exposure.. pano nga ba ginawa to? ibang level na to!
Soleil is me. (49 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous!! and great presentation !! This photo is the inspiration:)
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first_step ... back in Manila (48 months ago | reply)
sir merv, i'm still wonderin pano mo 'to nakuhanan? interesting!?!
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Phey Palma (48 months ago | reply)
HOW THE HELL YOU GOT THIS!....lemme guess with a lens the size of a Teenager!!!....
ANG GALING!!!
Lulot Ruiz (47 months ago | reply)
WAW! breathtaking...para akong nakasakay sa spaceship
Kuya D (47 months ago | reply)
Pano to? PP? Or real?
Kamanghamangha!!
mitchshelle (45 months ago | reply)
wow panalo..astig....galing
marboysayno (husayno) (45 months ago | reply)
fantastic
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advertising amy (42 months ago | reply)
this is stunning
nicholei. (40 months ago | reply)
ang lupet nito! definitely one of the best i've ever seen!
congratulations kapatid!
pattyrevheim (38 months ago | reply)
Is the Milk Way old and undoing itself, or can't we get a better shot of it spiriling away?
Vern Norrgard (37 months ago | reply)
nice
hardeep.singh (35 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called HS Likes, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
plwatsonniu (33 months ago | reply)
WOW.
LAR's [ Larry ] (32 months ago | reply)
wow.. husay sir
Cristina W (31 months ago | reply)
may i ask, what kind of telescope u add to the camera? @ . @i'm a beginner...wanna take this kind of photograph too ^ - ^ do i need a telescope to take this amazing photo?
thanks!
Dora_Bombz (30 months ago | reply)
love it. :)
carlo.gamier (24 months ago | reply)
epic!
Juan Job (20 months ago | reply)
Hi i i will like to know how did you take this pictures with your 28-135 ???
Please let me know
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synapz557 (15 months ago | reply)
Wow you have the gadget to follow the turn of earth ? Nice !
Ackad Brikha (8 months ago | reply)
Oh my God! :O