Mars Rising From the Fire

Mauna Kea, Hawaii

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July 12, 2018. 8:32 PM. — From the slopes of Mauna Kea at an elevation of nearly 13,000 ft., the glow of recent eruptions of Kahauale’a as the lava flows towards the ocean is clearly visible. One of my bucket list photos, I had wanted capture an image that included the entire Milky Way, the North Star and the Southern Cross. Mauna Kea is one of the few locations on earth where this is possible. As a bonus, on this date, which was the Dark of the Moon, Mars raises just left of the lava flow right at the end of Astronomical Twilight minutes before the Southern Cross drops below the South Western horizon. Jupiter shines bright in the upper right corner of the image. Saturn is visible at edge of the Milky Way at about the 2 oclock position.

Image was shot with Canon 5DSR, Sigma 24-70mm lens @70mm, f/2.8,, 6 sec. exposure, ISO 2000. It is made up of 64 images, 4 rows x 16 columns in portrait orientation.

The original image is:

  • 1.39 Giga-pixels
  • 23614 x 59036 pixels
  • 78.7″ x 196.7″ 300 PPI 1:2.5 cropped image size
  • Image shown is 1:2.5 cropped.
  • Available in 1:2.5 ratio from 10″ x 25″ to 38″ x 96 ” as Print, Standard Plaque, AlumiPress or PlexiPlaq.
  • As a Quad-Panel it is available up to 48″ x 120″
  • Wall Murals as large as 8 ft. x 20 ft’. Call for price quote.

Consult Price List for 1:2.5 ratio size options and cost details.

Contact us for a quote on your specific size and mounting options needs.

  • Standard Plaque prints are available in four Finish Choices. Finishes are acid-free and ultra violet (UV) light protected, shielding it against fading and deterioration and can be wiped down with water or any ammonia-free cleaners.
  • We highly recommend the Metalized Paper for prints, plaques and PlexiPlaq products. This special paper does an excellent job of bringing out the detail of the photos.
  • All of our plaques are produced by Duraplaq on photo quality High Density boards. Numerous Mounting Styles are available along with many Edge Treatments.
  • Approximate lead time for shipping of Prints is 1 week. Plaque mounts and other options 2 weeks.

Mounting Options

The above sizes and mounting options are a small subset of the overall mounting options we have. We offer all of our photos on a variety of mounting options from just prints, framed, plaque mounting, Aluminum Prints, or Plexiplaq. We also offer Tri-Panel, Quad-Panel or Wall Clusters & Splits. Most of our Gigaramas are available as wall murals. We also license our photos for various commercial applications.

Contact us for a quote on any of these options.