Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  10.48  ·  100 Hekate  ·  11 Sgr  ·  11.94  ·  110 Lydia  ·  12.35  ·  12.47  ·  13 mu. Sgr  ·  13.00  ·  13.47  ·  13.53  ·  13.91  ·  13.98  ·  14 Sgr  ·  14.10  ·  14.14  ·  14.22  ·  15 Sgr  ·  15.44  ·  16 Sgr  ·  17 Sgr  ·  21 Sgr  ·  22 lam Sgr  ·  24 Sgr  ·  25 Sgr  ·  26 Sgr  ·  28 Sgr  ·  29 Sgr  ·  3 X Sgr  ·  30 Sgr  ·  And 505 more.
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Milky Way Galactic Core, Mr. Ashley McGlone
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Milky Way Galactic Core

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Milky Way Galactic Core

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2020-04-22

Last night was premium for astrophotography: no moon, Lyrid meteors, Milky Way, 100% clear skies. Shot in my back yard, Bortle 5. Temp 28F.

Canon 6D, 75-300mm @ 75mm, ISO1600, f/4.0, 75x60”, Astronomik CLS filter, SkyWatcher StarAdventurer Tracker

Galactic core of MW

Lens hood and fan for dew control. No issues.

Tried scotch taping two hot hands to the lens, but they didn’t activate for some reason. Must have not had enough exposure to air, barely covered them with one strip of tape.

Lights, Darks, Flat, Dark Flats, Bias

Processed in Astro Pixel Processor, slight level tweak in GIMP

I would humbly assert that after nine months of studying this new hobby that this is my proudest moment and best work yet. I am thrilled with this result.

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Milky Way Galactic Core, Mr. Ashley McGlone