Rho Ophiuchi - 2020-07-19 - DSLR
This wonderfully rich region of gas and dust can be found along boundary between Scorpius and Ophiuchus toward the center of the Milky Way galaxy. This image was taken under dark skies near Goldendale, WA, and is a stack of approximately 30 30-second exposures taken with a regular DSLR camera attached to a star tracking mount.
Camera: Nikon D7500
Lens: Tokina AT-X M100 PRO D Macro
Mount: iOptron SkyTracker Pro
Integration: 15 minutes (30 x 30 second exposures), f/3.5, ISO 800
Software: PixInsight 1.8, Adobe Lightroom, PaintShop Pro
Rho Ophiuchi - 2020-07-19 - DSLR
This wonderfully rich region of gas and dust can be found along boundary between Scorpius and Ophiuchus toward the center of the Milky Way galaxy. This image was taken under dark skies near Goldendale, WA, and is a stack of approximately 30 30-second exposures taken with a regular DSLR camera attached to a star tracking mount.
Camera: Nikon D7500
Lens: Tokina AT-X M100 PRO D Macro
Mount: iOptron SkyTracker Pro
Integration: 15 minutes (30 x 30 second exposures), f/3.5, ISO 800
Software: PixInsight 1.8, Adobe Lightroom, PaintShop Pro