By:Fred Espenak (espenak) on October 15, 2009
Tags: Astronomy , Portal , Arizona , Observatory

This 360-degree panorama was shot from my back yard in Arizona Sky Village in Portal, Arizona. Cave Creek Canyon figures prominently in the view of the Chiricahua Mountains. My home and astronomical observatory are also visible. Arizona Sky Village is a dark sky community for amateur astronomers. It offers spectacular views of the Milky Way at night.

For another view of the Sky Village from a different perspective, see: http://gigapan.org/gigapans/35687/

Date Taken: October 15, 2009
Date Added: October 16, 2009
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Total Views: 839 views
Gear: Canon G9 + Gigapan Epic
Snapshots: 10
Size: 1.28 gigapixels
Field of View: 360.0 degrees wide, 21.8 degrees high
Stitcher Notes: view
GigaPan Stitcher version 0.4.3865 (Macintosh)
Panorama size: 1281 megapixels (145306 x 8817 pixels)
Input images: 200 (50 columns by 4 rows)
Field of view: 360.0 degrees wide by 21.8 degrees high (top=11.0, bottom=-10.8)
Settings:
All default settings
Original image properties:
Camera make: Canon
Camera model: Canon PowerShot G9
Image size: 4000x3000 (12.0 megapixels)
Capture time: 2009-10-15 18:31:16 - 2009-10-15 18:43:42
Aperture: f/8
Exposure time: 0.003125
ISO: 100
Focal length (35mm equiv.): 207.7 mm
Digital zoom: off
White balance: Fixed
Exposure mode: Manual
Horizontal overlap: 21.9 to 30.8 percent
Vertical overlap: 35.9 to 37.4 percent
Computer stats: 3840 MB RAM, 2 CPUs
Total time 2:06:19 (0:37 per picture)
Alignment: 12:35, Projection: 14:38, Blending: 1:39:05

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