The 200-inch Hale Telescope in its full grandeur. The Hale telescope was the world’s largest from 1948 to 1993. It is still used nightly for a range of astronomical studies.
Date: November 21, 2009
Location: Palomar Mountain, California
Optics: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
Camera: Hutech modified Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure: One RAW image of 1/6 second, ISO 3200
Processing: White balance adjustment in DPP.