NIKON D800E with ZEISS DISTAGON F1.4 35MM Sample Photo 528011 By dalth500

This photograph is right at the limits of unguided fixed tripod imaging of astronomical subjects. I have been intrigued with other's photos that use "stacking" of multiple exposures to build detail in the Milky Way but I wanted to take a run at shooting it with a single pass shot in dark skies without an equatorial mount. This is the result.