johnbhammer
Messier 8, Messier 20 and Messier 21
Left to right, these are the Lagoon (Messier 8) and Triffid (M 20) nebulae. These nebulae are located in the constellation of Sagittarius and are surrounded by the stars of the Milky Way. Open Star Cluster Messier 21 should also be visible to the upper right of Triffid.
I am still figuring this hobby out, but I am really happy with this image.
This was taken with just over an hour of data from a location near Cherry Springs State Park in Pennsylvania, USA. These are very dark skies (Bortle 2 on the light pollution scale). No filters were used and very little processing was required. I was also very lucky because the clouds were not cooperative.
Here is a link to the details. astrob.in/g5l0t6/0/
#astrophotography #astrophoto #nebula #messier #messierobjects #cherryspringsstatepark #cherrysprings #darkskies #highpointscientific #lagoonnebula #triffidnebula #canonphotography #milkyway #stars #sagittarius #m20 #m8 #m21 #skywatcher #staradventurer #staradventurerGTI
Messier 8, Messier 20 and Messier 21
Left to right, these are the Lagoon (Messier 8) and Triffid (M 20) nebulae. These nebulae are located in the constellation of Sagittarius and are surrounded by the stars of the Milky Way. Open Star Cluster Messier 21 should also be visible to the upper right of Triffid.
I am still figuring this hobby out, but I am really happy with this image.
This was taken with just over an hour of data from a location near Cherry Springs State Park in Pennsylvania, USA. These are very dark skies (Bortle 2 on the light pollution scale). No filters were used and very little processing was required. I was also very lucky because the clouds were not cooperative.
Here is a link to the details. astrob.in/g5l0t6/0/
#astrophotography #astrophoto #nebula #messier #messierobjects #cherryspringsstatepark #cherrysprings #darkskies #highpointscientific #lagoonnebula #triffidnebula #canonphotography #milkyway #stars #sagittarius #m20 #m8 #m21 #skywatcher #staradventurer #staradventurerGTI