A constellation portrait of Cassiopeia (right, as the W of stars) and Perseus (left). Included are several of the bright pink emission nebulas in this part of the Milky Way, notably the Heart and Soul Nebulas at top and the California Nebula at lower left. At bottom right is the Andromeda Galaxy. The Double Cluster in Perseus is at centre. At bottom is the large open star cluster NGC 752, while above it is M34. Capella is at far left; Mirphak is at centre in the middle of the Perseus OB Association of hot young stars. This is a stack of 5 x 4-minute exposures with the 28-70mm Canon RF lens at f/2.8 and 35mm, on the Canon Ra, shooting through an URTH Night broadband light pollution filter. A final exposure through an Alyn Wallace/Kase StarGlow filter added the glows on stars. Frost on the lens this night spoiled the last few frames and were not used. The camera was on the Star Adventurer Mini tracker.
A portrait of the W-shaped constellation of Cassiopeia, with her various star clusters and emission nebulas, and with the area laced with dark nebula. . For nebulas — At upper left is IC 1805 and IC 1848, the Heart and Soul Nebulas. At upper right is NGC 7822 and Ced 214. At bottom is NGC 281 the Pacman Nebula. Just below centre is the faint IC 59 and IC 63 reflection nebulas near the star Gamma Cassiopeiae. For star clusters — at far left is the Double Cluster NGC 869 and NGC 884. Left of centre is NGC 663. Below centre is NGC 457. At bottom right on the edge of the frame is NGC 7789. I should have framed the scene a bit farther to the south! This is a stack of 11 x 6-minute tracked but unguided exposures at f/2.8 with the Rokinon 85mm lens and Canon EOS Ra at ISO 1600, blended with a single simular exposure through a Kenko Softon A filter to add the star glows. All were also shot through an Astronomik CLS clip-in filter, to reduce sky glow and enhance the nebulas. Taken December 4, 2020 from home on the AP Mach 1 mount.
