So there is no confusion, this is fake! It is a composite of two of my favorite shots to create a view I wish was visible. That is not to say that the Andromeda Galaxy is not visible from Montezuma Pass. Just it would be much smaller.

Go ahead and laugh at my childlike awe at being able to capture the majesty of the night sky. I can take it.

I do hope to add celestial objects, at close to scale, to my night images going forward. I dream that I will motivate others to become explorers of wonder and to understand the beautiful tapestry of light and adventure just above our heads.

Montezuma Pass Dreams
©RGallucci Photography
www.rgallucci.com
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Sky
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
60 - 60.0 sec at f/4.0
Lens: EF300mm f/4L IS USM
ISO: 1600
Foreground
Five images Mean Stacked in Photoshop
30.0 sec at f/2.5 Bias:0 EV
Lens: Irix 15mm
ISO: 1600