Sagittarius Region of the Milky Way and the Rho Ophiuchus Cloud Complex photo

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14-AUG-2017

Sagittarius Region of the Milky Way and the Rho Ophiuchus Cloud Complex

Imaged from Beckwith Township

Skywatcher Star Adventurer mini EQ. Mount with Nikon D810; Nikon 50mm f/1.8 Lens @ f/2.8; ISO 800; 6 x 3 minute subs.

Shot in RAW; converted to TIFFs; Stacked in DSS; and processed using Pixinsight; and Photoshop CC.

The four magenta regions of emission nebulae in the Sagittarius region are (Top to Bottom): Messier 16 (M16) Eagle Nebula; Messier 17 (M17) Omega Nebula; Messier 20 (M20) Trifid Nebula; and Messier 8 (M8) Lagoon Nebula.

The bright yellow star in the lower right side of the image is Antares; and the open cluster Messier 4 (M4) is to the right and below.The Blue Horsehead Nebula (upside down) hovers over the the Rho Ophiuchus complex. Streams of Dark Nebulae stream from Rho Ophiuchus into the Milky Way.

Nikon D810 ,Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.4G
0.00s full exif

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hayl		14-Aug-2017 23:38
I'll say awesome - terrific.

wade clare		14-Aug-2017 20:41
Pretty awesome,Doug

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