Stunning View of Milky Way and Comet A3 Atlas in Between a Dead Tree Captured with Smartphone Google Pixel 9 Pro XL from Dark Sky® Alqueva in Portugal
Alqueva´s Dark Sky Reserve | By Year: 2024 | Comets in the Sky | Milky Way & Infrared | Smartphone Astrophotography | Stars and Constellations
I believe this is probably one of my best images of the Comet A3 Atlas. And if I tell you that it was not taken with any fancy DSLR or Mirrorless camera…but, with the new smartphone: Google Pixel 9 Pro XL…insane, right?! This is a photo I captured from Dark Sky® Alqueva territory, in Portugal, on 25th October 2024 and it shows the Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas, crossing the skies close to Milky Way galaxy and in between the branches of a dead tree, near Alqueva lake. What an incredible nigh! This is a single 4 minutes integration in Night Mode, without star tracker, where the Pixel 9 combines 15 short exposures of 16 seconds each. The 50 MP Raw (DNG 16 bits file) was then processed in Adobe Camera Raw like a normal nightscape astrophotography. The Smartphone Google Pixel 9 Pro XL they will definitely be a game changer!
PT: Acredito que esta seja, provavelmente, uma das minhas melhores imagens do Cometa A3 Atlas. E se vos disser que não foi tirada com nenhuma DSLR sofisticada ou câmara Mirrorless…mas, com o novo smartphone: Google Pixel 9 Pro XL…uma loucura, quase inacreditável! Esta é uma foto que captei a partir do território certificado do Dark Sky® Alqueva, em Portugal, no dia 25 de Outubro de 2024 e que mostra o Cometa C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas, a cruzar os céus perto da Via Láctea e visível por entre os ramos de uma árvore morta localizada perto do lago Alqueva. Que noite incrível! Esta é uma integração única de 4 minutos no Modo Nocturno, sem seguimento das estrelas, onde o Pixel 9 combina 15 exposições curtas de 16 segundos cada. O Raw de 50 MP (ficheiro DNG de 16 bits) foi então processado no Adobe Camera Raw como uma astrofotografia nocturna normal. O Smartphone Google Pixel 9 Pro XL será definitivamente um game changer, num futuro próximo!
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