The small constellation of Sagitta the Arrow at bottom, with the Dumbbell Nebula, Messier 27, at top left in Vulpecula, with the field framed to show how Sagitta can be used as a star hop pointer to M27. The star cluster M71 is at bottom. The 7.5 x 5° field is close to a binocular field of view. This is a stack of 10 x 6-minute exposures with the SharpStar 61mm apo refractor at f/4.5 and with the Canon R6 at ISO 800, and through an Optolong L-Pro light pollution reduction filter. Taken from home Oct 3, 2021.
The small constellation of Sagitta the Arrow framed here with a field of view similar to binoculars, and showing the prominent star cluster M71 at centre. This is a stack of 14 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.
Saturn, the bright object at upper right, in the head of Scorpius in March 2015. Antares is the bright yellow star below, just right of centre. The centre of the Milky Way is at left, with the bright star clouds of Sagittarius above the star clusters Messiers 6 and 7. The reddish Lagoon Nebula, M8, is above centre at left. The “Dark Horse” made of dark dust lanes is left of centre. This is a stack of 4 x 2 minute exposures in the dawn twilight, March 26, 2015, with the 50mm lens at f/2.8 and Canon 6D at ISO 800, tracked on the Star Adventurer.
