Ah, the good life! “Probably one of my favorite things to do is sit outside underneath the stars,” said astrophotographer Harley Grady from Texas, who took this self- and galactic-portrait on June 19, 2012. Grady said this is a single 30 second exposure, with a red LED light to illuminate himself and 6″ Dob telescope.
How many of our other readers could take a similar picture of themselves?
Shot with a Nikon D700,Tokina 16-28mm f2.8 Lens, ISO 3200, WB 4000K.
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Image caption: Galactic Relaxing. Credit and copyright: Harley Grady 2012
Sometimes you just need to step away from the eyepiece and simply admire the view.
Agreed