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Milky Way, Cygnus to Sagittarius

Towards top left is the North America Nebula in Cygnus, while towards bottom right, almost lost in the horizon murk, is the Omega Nebula, M17 in Sagittarius.

6 x 5-minute exposures at ISO 1600, f/4.

Modified EOS 600D & Samyang 14mm lens, piggybacked on a Celestron C8 telescope for tracking.

Registered and stacked using DeepSkyStacker; initial curves adjusted in Canon Photo Professional; final curves & colour-balance adjusted using Paint Shop Pro; noise reduction via CyberLink PhotoDirector.

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Uploaded on May 24, 2015
Taken on May 24, 2015