Ex Oriente Lux

A photo composite of two exposures. From the photographer: “Another special feature of this lunar eclipse night could be observed in the morning sky about three quarters of an hour before the beginning of civil twilight: The string of pearls of the four bright planets Saturn, Mars, Jupiter and Venus. From southeast to east, the convertible stars lined up in the sphere, and an eclipsed moon simultaneously stood low in the west opposite. At about 5:50 a.m., the moon was still just within the Earth’s umbra. A sublime sight! At the same time, in the east, the mysterious zodiacal light announced the approaching dawn, while in the south and southwest, the constellations of Sagittarius and Scorpio shone with the Milky Way centre near the meridian. Even a small starburst is visible in this image. The sight of such a wonderful, unique constellation, seen with my own eyes, touched the soul in a lasting and very special way. A very special constellation. On the rock at Pared de Roberto you can see three of a total of six tripods… :-)”

Technical details: Two exposures, HDR | Fisheye 8 mm | Detail enlargement | f/4,0 | ISO 6400 | 20 sec. for the sky | 1,3 sec. for the moon