A framing of the Milky Way from Altair in Aquila at bottom up to Albireo in Cygnus at top. The prominent dark nebulas B142 and B143, aka Barnard's E, are right of yellowish Tarazed above Altair. The constellation of Sagitta the Arrow is at centre, and to the right of Sagitta in the dark dust lanes is the Coathanger asterism, aka Collinder 399. Above Sagitta is the green disk of the Dumbbell Nebula, Messier 27, in Vulpecula the Fox. Above it, at upper left is the star cluster NGC 6885. And as a bonus, one of the stars in Sagitta is actually the globular cluster Messier 71. The field is about 24° by 16°. This is a stack of 6 x 3-minute exposures with the Rokinon RF85mm lens at f/2.8 and Canon R5 at ISO 800, on the Star Adventurer tracker. Taken from home on Sept. 27, 2022. Stacked and aligned in Photoshop. A mild star glow effect added with Luminar AI.
Fall and winter Milky Way from Perseus at top right to Auriga and top of Orion at bottom left which includes the Taurus Dark Clouds and all of Auriga at left of centre. The California Nebula and Pleiades are at centre. This is a stack of 5 x 3 minute exposures at f/2.8 with the Canon 24mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600. Plus 2 x 3 minutes with the Kenko Softon filter for the star glows. Taken from Painted Pony Resort, New Mexico, December 3, 2013.
A framing of the Milky Way in Sagitta and Vulpecula below Cygnus. The stars of Sagitta the Arrow are at lower left. The distinctive asterism, the Coathanger, is at lower right embedded in the dark lanes of the Milky Way. It is also called Collinder 399 and Brocchi's Cluster. The green Dumbbell Nebula, M27, is just left of centre. The star Albireo is at top. Faint nebulosity inhabits the area, such as NGC 6820 left of the Coathanger, but as this was shot with an unmodified camera the red nebulas don't show up well here. The field is about 24° by 16°. This is a stack of 10 x 2-minute exposures with the Rokinon RF85mm lens at f/2.8 and Canon R5 at ISO 800, on the Star Adventurer tracker. Taken from home on Sept. 26/27, 2022. Stacked and aligned in Photoshop. A mild star glow effect added with Luminar AI.
