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357 megapixels! A very high resolution, large-format VAST photo of the Milky Way, stars, and night sky over a beach; fine art landscape astrophotograph created by astrophotographer Paul Wilson in Eastern Bays, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand
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357 MEGAPIXEL VAST PHOTO
Eastern Bays, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand
February 5, 2017

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Portrait photo of Paul Wilson, a VAST photographer artist creating very high resolution fine art astrophotographs of the night sky stars and milky way in New Zealand
Paul Wilson
Paul Wilson specializes in capturing the beautiful night sky. He is based in New Zealand, which has some of the best night skies on the planet.

Paul spends many cold nights out under the stars shooting huge nightscape images, gazing up at the night sky emblazoned with light emitting from billions of galaxies.

Companies such as BBC Earth, Futurism, Daily Mail and Unilad, and have featured Paul's work, to name a few. Additionally, his work has generated a huge following on Facebook and Instagram.

He has a close relationship with companies such as Canon, SYRP, Fornax Tracking Mounts, Optolong, and GoPro, always helping them test and refine new equipment.

New Zealand   
nighttime   
seascapes   
astrophotography   
water   
oceans   
beaches   
stars   
sky   
milky way   
blue   
black   
teal   

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FILE SPECS

Total Pixels356,811,105
Horizontal Pixels23,135
Vertical Pixels15,423
Aspect Ratio1.5 : 1
File Size2,039 MB
Width @ 300ppi (perfect)6.43 feet
Height @ 300ppi4.28 feet
Width @ 150ppi (near-perfect)12.85 feet
Height @ 150ppi8.57 feet

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Date & TimeFebruary 5, 2017:  4:43am
LocationEastern Bays, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand
Coordinates-43.776142, 173.106874
Focal Length50mm
Aperturef/2.2
Shutter Speed13 sec
ISO10000
Number of Exposures35
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Certificate of authenticity  
with artist signature

Mounting brace floats the display
off the wall by 1 inch
Metal back
Paper print
Acrylic glass
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