Galactic Bulge Surrounded by orange Airglow

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Guillaume Doyen
Coquimbo Region, Chile
Single exposure of 60 seconds, ISO 3200, 18 mm, F/1.8
Canon EOS 700D (unmodified sensor) + sigma art 18-35 mm f/1.8 lens + Star Adventurer Mini tracking mount
DXO Optics pro 9 : for noise reduction (prime) + Lightroom + Photoshop (for star reduction)
Since I started practicing astrophotography in 2013, I would have never thought that I could go one day in Chile, for stargazing.
So, on May 21st, I went to the Andes, at 2000 meters altitude (some kilometers away from Pisco Elqui, Coquimbo Region).
I have never seen a dark sky and a bright milky way like this ! There were tears in my eyes, because a lot of emotion came out : this is genuinely a dream which has come true.
This picture is a single 60 seconds exposure taken with a tracking mount.
All the red/orange color around the milky way comes from airglow. The airglow was visible to the naked eye at the horizon, because it made stars sparkling !
2018-05-21T00:00:00