The Final Frontier • Parkes • New South Wales

Artist: William Bullimore
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The Final Frontier • Parkes • New South Wales

Astronomers use the Parkes CSIRO Radio telescope to measure the radio energy produced naturally by objects in the universe such as stars, galaxies and clouds of dust and gas. In the spirit of international cooperation, this dish is occasionally used to help JPL/ NASA with collection of data from its spacecraft exploring the planets. Famous for its role in relaying Apollo 11 telemetry and television pictures from the Moon on 21st July, 1969 – the movie “The Dish” was loosely based on that involvement – it has more recently assisted with Voyager 2 at Uranus (January, 1986) and Neptune (August, 1989), Giotto at Comet Halley (March, 1986) and Galileo at Jupiter (most of 1997).

Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mk II
Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
Exposure: 30 sec
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 16 mm
ISO Speed: 1600

Post Processing:
Imported into Lightroom
Exported to CS3
Noise reduction layer
Contrast layer
Sharpening layer of the “Dish” area
Re-imported back into Lightroom
Slight chromatic aberration adjustment in Lightroom

The Final Frontier • Parkes • New South Wales belongs to the following groups:

! 100% !, 5D Mark II, Astronomy, Australian Contemporary Photography, Australian Landmarks and Icons, Canon DSLR (One Image Per Day & A Canon Camera Must Be In The Description Before It's Accepted), DSLR Users Only - 1/24 - Camera & Lens In Description Please., For the love of Canon - 2 Images per day with type of Canon camera used, JPG Cast-Offs, New South Wales Photography, Rural NSW, Scenery, Shameless Self-Promotion, Skyscapes, The World and Timelapse/Long Exposure Photography