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Photographer Miguel Claro captured stunning images of the 2023 Geminid meteor shower from Portugal's Dark Sky Alqueva Reserve. Using multiple cameras over two nights, Claro documented over 100 meteors, creating a composite image showing the shower's radiant in the Gemini constellation. The photos also feature the Milky Way and constellations, with prints available for purchase.
Photographer Miguel Claro captured a stunning high-resolution image of the Milky Way's dusty heart at the Dark Sky Alqueva Reserve in Portugal. The image showcases the dark center of our galaxy and the glowing gas clouds, including well-known nebulas such as the Lagoon Nebula and the Prawn Nebula. The photo also features a reflection nebula and a prominent star near the galactic center. Claro used a modified Canon 6D camera and a 300mm lens to capture the image.
Astrophotographer Miguel Claro captured a stunning image of the Virgo Cluster, a collection of galaxies located in the constellation of Virgo, showing more than 1,890 galaxies at a distance of 48 million light-years away from Earth. The image was captured over the course of 11 nights at Portugal's Alqueva Observatory and features galaxies immersed in star-forming clouds. The Virgo Cluster forms the heart of the larger Virgo Supercluster, which includes our own Milky Way galaxy.