The northern spring constellations of Leo and Coma Berenices with the Coma star cluster (Melotte 111) prominent at left. The faint stars of Leo Minor are at top. This is a stack of 6 x 1-minute exposures with the Canon 35mm L-series lens at f/2.8 and Canon 6D MkII at ISO 800, plus two similar exposures with the Kenko Softon A filter to add the star glows, with those exposures blended in with a Lighten mode. Taken from home on the Mach 1 mount April 29, 2019.
The large winding constellation of Hydra the serpent at right, below Leo the lion rising in the east from Arizona on a mid-December evening. Cancer is at top. All three constellations are related to Hercules as all are creatures Hercules had to defeat as part of his “Labours.” The star cluster M44, the Beehive, is at top in Cancer. This is a stack of 2 x 2-minute exposures with the 35mm lens at f/2.5 and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600, with an additional exposure through the Kenko Softon filter layered in to add the star glows. Bands of airglow add the colouration to the sky toward the horizon.
The constellation of Leo and the Coma Berenices star cluster (at left) aka Mel 111. Taken from New Mexico, March 2013, with the 50mm Sigma lens at f/4 and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800 for a stack of 5 x 7 minute exposures + 2 exposures taken through the Kenko Softon filter for the star glows. The slight brightening at bottom is from Gegenschein.
