Milky Way- Saudi Arabia Desert Cement Factory

Description	This image of the Milky Way was taken in the Saudi Arabian desert, north of the city of Judah, along the road to the Cement Factory.
Technical Details	Equipment: – Mount: Benro Polaris for tracking – Cameras: Sony a7R V (not astromodified) and Sony a7 III (astromodified) – Lenses: Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM, Sigma 14mm f/1.4 DG DN, Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG DN Acquisition: For the sky, I always use tracked imaging with 180-second subs, all tracked by the Benro Polaris. When capturing panoramas, I typically take one image per panel. If I’m shooting a single image, I may take 5 to 10 180-second exposures and then stack them. For the foreground, I shoot during the blue hour, using either the Sigma 14mm or 50mm lens. For the sky, I utilize the astromodified Sony a7 III, while for the foreground, I use the non-astromodified Sony a7R V. Post-Processing: I handle post-processing using several software packages: I use Sequator for stacking, PTGui or ICE for stitching panoramas, and Photoshop and Lightroom Classic for color management and composition.

Description

This image of the Milky Way was taken in the Saudi Arabian desert, north of the city of Judah, along the road to the Cement Factory.

Technical Details

Equipment:

– Mount: Benro Polaris for tracking

– Cameras: Sony a7R V (not astromodified) and Sony a7 III (astromodified)

– Lenses: Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM, Sigma 14mm f/1.4 DG DN, Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG DN

Acquisition:

For the sky, I always use tracked imaging with 180-second subs, all tracked by the Benro Polaris. When capturing panoramas, I typically take one image per panel. If I’m shooting a single image, I may take 5 to 10 180-second exposures and then stack them. For the foreground, I shoot during the blue hour, using either the Sigma 14mm or 50mm lens. For the sky, I utilize the astromodified Sony a7 III, while for the foreground, I use the non-astromodified Sony a7R V.

Post-Processing:

I handle post-processing using several software packages: I use Sequator for stacking, PTGui or ICE for stitching panoramas, and Photoshop and Lightroom Classic for color management and composition.

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