"The Galactic Center..."

"Galactic center..."

 

From From Sagittarius to Scorpius, the central Milky Way is a truly beautiful part night sky. This widefield image spans about 30 degrees. You can see many dust lanes, bright nebulae, and star clusters scattered through our galaxy's rich central starfields. From the top look for the Lagoon and Trifid nebulae, the Cat's Paw, Pipe dark nebula, on the right side are located colorful clouds of Rho Ophiuchi and Antares . Those are actualy one the closest star forming regions to our solar system estimated to be about 400 light years away. The actual center of our Galaxy is near the brightest part of the star field, lies about 26,000 light years away.

And of course, the brightest object on the midle right is planet Saturn :)

 

Shoot in the desert on the Boa Vista island, Cape Verde, with south view with no light pollution at all.

 

Taken with Canon 60D(non-moded)+Sigma 18-35mm, f1.8@35mm, f3.2, ISO 1600, exposure time 77x3min

Fully processed with Pixinsight.

 

I hope you enjoy this view I had opportunity to capture during my holiday in Cape Verde, Boa Vista. Enjoy ;)

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