City Lights, Passing Clouds, and the Milky Way

At a recent NBAS Members observing session, Michael Archer set up his cameras to track the Southern Milky Way.

Michael Archer, NBAS
Capture Date
2026-06-14
Capture Time
00:58:17 to 01:03:00, 11 frame pano
Location
Arunah Hill, Cummington, Hampshire County, MA
Camera
Nikon Z9
Lens
Nikkor Z 20mm f/1.8
Exposure
15 seconds
F-Number
f/2.8
ISO
6400

Creator Michael Archer’s notes:

“11 portrait orientation images stitched into a 2.5:1 ration panorama using Adobe Lightroom. My first time at Arunah Hill. Unbelievable amount of light pollution from Springfield, MA. “