Hello, I've got this capture some days ago, 22 Oct 2013, hope you like it
Nightscape at Santa Barbara beach, Corfu, Greece
At the right is the Constelation of Draco, on top of it is Ursa Minor, According to the ancient Greek myth of Hercules, the constellation of Draco represented the Winged Dragon that guarded the Apples of the Hesperides and Ursa Minor the wings of the dragon which fyllage the Apples of Hesperides and Little Bear were the Wings of the Dragon. The Ursa Minor's tail has the Polar Star which is showing us the North celestial Pole, the Little Dipper is the Greek hero Arcas son of Zeus and Callisto who led the Pelesgians, who were renamed Arkades . In greek, Ursa is called "Arctos", from Arkas.
At the Center as the North Cross is the constellation of Cygnus, the ancient Greeks called it Ornis(birds) and with the Eagle(in the Clouds bottom left) and the Arrow (bottom left of Cygnus) the said the myth of Hercules and the Stymphalian Birds. The Swan symbolized Zeus, who transformed into a swan to mate with Leda, who gave birth to the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux.
Bottom right is the constellation of Lyra with the very bright star Vega, our neighbor at 23.5 light-years, the full Arabic name is Al Nasr al Waki, " the eagle who falls or attacks ", so we see a representation of the constellation Lyra with an eagle, Lyra is the instrument of Apollo, given to him by young Hermes.
Among the Arrow and the Swan is Vulpecula, also known as the fox. To the left of the Constellation of Arrow is the Constellation Delphinus, which was observed in the antiquity by Ptolemy and represents the Delphinus delphis species, common in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, while on the left is the Constellation of Equuleus, which also recorded from Ptolemy, cataloged as Horse Bust and later became Equus primus/prior, the horse that came before the great winged horse of the Heavens, Pegasus. In the photo there parts of the constellations of Aquarius, Pegasus, Cepheus, Lacerta, Hercules, Ursa Major and the Aquila.
In terms of geology, the land consists of 1-2 million years old clay with shells and coal in its sediments..
Canon eos 40D full-spectra Samyang 8mm fisheye f3.5 iso800 30sec
