The rich Starcloud in Scutum the Shield framed here with a field of view similar to binoculars, and showing the prominent star cluster M11, aka the Wild Duck Cluster, at upper left. The cluster Messier 26 is at bottom right, and the small globular cluster NGC 6712 is at lower left. The tiny green planetary nebula IC 1295 is just visible at this scale to the left of NGC 6712. The area is bounded by many Barnard catalog dark nebulas. The very red star below centre is S Scuti. The large and loose open cluster at far right near the star Alpha Scuti is NGC 6664 with the dimmer Trumpler 34 to the left of it. This is a stack of 10 x 6-minute exposures with the SharpStar 61mm EDPH apo refractor, with its flattener/reducer lens for f/4.5 and with the stock Canon R6 camera at ISO 800. Guided with the MGEN3 autoguider with dithering on but no LENR or dark frames to eliminate thermal noise or edge amp glows.
Serpens Caput (western part) taken with 90mm lens at f/4 with Fujchrome 400F slide film, 120-format and Pentax 6x7 camera. 25 minute exposure. Taken April 17, 2004 from home. Glow layer added in Photoshop to add enhanced glow around brighter stars and to enlarge star images. Gradient due to low altitude.
The constellation of Serpens, the west segment known as Serpens Caput (its head) in the northern spring and summer sky, with parts of Ophiuchus at left and Hercules and Corona Borealis at top. Blue Rasalhague and orange Rasalgethi are at top left. This is a stack of 4 x 1-minute exposures with the 50mm Sigma lens at f/2.8 and Canon 6D at ISO 1600, plus an additional 1 min exposure through the Kenko Softon filter to add the star glows. All tracked on the MSM SiFo Tracker from China. Taken from home July 24, 2019.
