Part 2 Sceneries in dark night
Rising Crux, the Southern Cross (at Singapore)


Date & Time: Apr 25 2018 from 20:46 to 20:49 SST(+0800)
Mosaic of 2 flames of 8sec.×4shots (Composed in lighten mode)
Optical: f=4.9mm, Aperture: F3.5 (f=28mm in 35mm-film format)
Fixed on tripod
Digital Camera: Ricoh CX3
Location: Gardens by the Bay, Singapore

Camera Settings: Recording Format...JPEG-FINE (3648×2736)
Sensitivity...ISO400, White Balance...Auto


This snapshot shows the rising constellation of Crux, the Southern Cross, from lower SSE skies captured at the huge botanical park of "Gardens by the Bay" established in the Marina district of Singapore. You can switch displayed/ hidden states of star links and names of constellations and bright stars by clicking a button in upper right hand side of the page.
During my five-day stay for official job, only this day was blessed with a fine condition. The sky was obscured by an intense lightning in central district of Singapore; I could detect only stars brighter than 2nd magnitude at most. However, the Crux could be recognized easily because the tiny constellation consists of two 1st and individual 2nd and 3rd magnitude stars. You can see other two 1st magnitude stars in Centaurus just below of the Crux. Among them, α-Cen (Rigil Kentaurus) has been known as the closest star system from the solar system.
This image shows you the photogenic tree-monuments of "Super tree Grove" bristled in center of the Gardens by the Bay. The light and music show has been held every nights, the location is one of the major sightseeing spots and crowded with many tourists.


Illuminated Super tree Groves in the Gardens by the Bay (Click to enlarge)
The Marina Bay Sands, one of landmarks in Singapore, dominates in North West direction of the location (Click to enlarge)



Under the Summer's Triangle in western sky
Southern night skies in late autumn

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