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19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
The Cygnus Wall

This series of deep space pictures (known as astrophotography) are very much about capturing the light itself, every photon of it. They were all taken by me in the UK with a telescope, camera, and a sky tracker. Thanks to hours of exposure time for each photo and cutting-edge technology, I was able to photograph and portray some of the most iconic deep space targets that are hundreds, thousands, and even millions of light years away from us, photons that have travelled a mind numbingly long distance to reach my camera. These photographs are the product of a lengthy process, from intensive planning, travelling to remote places, away from light pollution and multiple imaging nights, to process, calibrate and editing the data which can take days and even weeks.

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Date Taken: 09.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: Bodiam, United Kingdom
Copyright: © Kasra Karimi