Carina at The Gap

In Torndirrup National Park in Western Australia on a very rocky part of the wonderous coast line is what they call "The Gap". Here there is a sharp cut in the rock where the ocean waves concentrate and crash , sometimes sending huge jets of water up into the air.

Over the space has been built a viewing platform where one can stare down into the gap safely.

This photo was taken close to midnight so I had the entire area to myself. The Carina nebula takes the centre feature of this photo, prominent along the brighter edge of the Milkyway. The brown-red in the sky that looks like thin clouds is air glow, produce by chemi-luminescence in the upper atmosphere.

| IMG_1360 | 2020-06-20 | The Gap, Western Australia | EOS6D modified | Canon 50mm f1.2 lens | @f/2.2 | IDAS filter | ISO1600 | 60s | 12 x panels | Skywatcher StarAdventurer mount |

| IMG_1356 | 2020-06-20 | The Gap, Western Australia | EOS6D modified | Canon 50mm f1.2 lens | @f/2.2 | IDAS filter | ISO1600 | 60s | 4 x panels | Skywatcher StarAdventurer mount |

The Gap is only around 20 minutes drive south of Albany, Western Australia. Within walking distance is another great attraction of the southern coastline - Natural Bridge.