Gigapixels of Milky Way: a 4K voyage across the galactic center

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-- Contents --
00:08 - Introduction
00:48 - Image tour
06:36 - Behind the scenes
07:22 - Credits

-- Technical data --
Telescopes: 2x Takahashi Epsilon 130D (focal length 430 mm, f/3.3)
Cameras: 2x Nikon D810A
Mount: Losmandy G11
Guiding & exposure control: Lacerta MGEN
Location: Tivoli Astro-Farm, Namibia
Date & time: 13th May 2021, from 0h15m to 4h30m
Exposure: 110 x 4 minutes at ISO 400 + bias and flat frames
Processing: DeepSkyStacker, MS ICE, Photoshop CC

Massive thanks to Maciej Pawłowski for letting me use his telescope for this project, as well as putting together the amazing background track for the video.
Maciej's channel:    / @maestromaciejpawlowski