The Milky-Way

The Milky -Way as it runs through Cassiopeia
(Look for the Andromeda Galaxy clearly visible left of centre top)

After midnight when the street lights are turned off, the sky becomes transparent and the Milkyway stretches from horizon to horizon.  In late September the Milky-Way bisects the sky, with the constellation Cassiopeia directly overhead. The view from our garden is breath taking!
The image was taken using my Canon 400D EOS SLR with a 28mm lens, 4 photographs were shot in RAW each of 20 seconds duration at 800 ASA. The four light frames together with an equal number of dark frames were stacked using DeepSkyStacker. The resultant combined image was then manipulated using Canon Digital Professional, Photoshop and Neat Image software.