The constellation of Cassiopeia the Queen, framed with the 85mm lens and including many star clusters: M52 at right, the Double Cluster at left, and M103 and NGC 457 on the left side of the W of five stars that marks Cassiopeia. The Heart Nebula, IC 1805, is at upper left, and the Pacman Nebula, NGC 281, is at lower centre. This is a stack of 4 x 2-minute exposures at f/2 with the 85mm Rokinon lens, and modified Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600. A final exposure taken through the Kenko Softon A diffusion filter adds the star glows. Taken December 11, 2017 at the Quailway Cottage in southeastern Arizona near Portal.
Cassiopeia (centre), Cepheus (right of centre), and the Andromeda Galaxy (at bottom) in a vertical segment from an attempted panorama along the Milky Way, from New Mexico, December 6, 2013. Perseus and the Double Cluster are at left. This is a stack of 4 x 3 minute exposures with the 35mm lens at f/4 and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600, plus a single shot through the Kenko Softon diffusion filter for the star glows.
A telephoto lens shot of the cluster and nebula region of the Cassiopeia-Perseus border, with the Double Cluster at lower right, and the Heart and Soul Nebulas at centre. They are also known as IC 1805 andf IC 1848 respectively. The bright patch off the top right of IC 1805 is NGC 896. Cluster NGC 663 is at top right edge in Cassiopeia. This is a stack of 5 x 6 minute exposures at ISO 800 with the Canon 5D MkII and 135mm lens at f/2.8. Taken from home.
