Christmas Eve at City of Rocks Panorama

A 180° panorama of the winter sky, taken Christmas Eve, 2014 at the City of Rocks State Park, New Mexico, with Orion rising at left and the waxing Moon (overexposed) beside Mars setting at right. Zodiacal Light can be seen behind the Moon at right. High haze and clouds are moving in.

This is a 6-segment panorama taken with the Canon 6D and 24mm lens, for 40-second exposures at f/2.8 and ISO 2000. Stitched with Photoshop.

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