Nebulae and star clusters in southern Scorpius, Ara and Norma
Photographed from about 2200m at Minas de San Jose, Tenerife.
Astro-modified Canon EOS 600D and Leica Summicron 50mm f/2 lens on a Vixen Polarie star tracker. 13 x 30-second exposures at f/2.8 and ISO 6400. Frames stacked in Deep Sky Stacker software to reduce noise; further noise reduction, curves and colour balance adjusted in Cyberlink PhotoDirector.
April 2024 update: in a re-process, Starnet++ software was used to temporarily separate out the stars and prevent them bloating when contrast is stretched.
Nebulae and star clusters in southern Scorpius, Ara and Norma
Photographed from about 2200m at Minas de San Jose, Tenerife.
Astro-modified Canon EOS 600D and Leica Summicron 50mm f/2 lens on a Vixen Polarie star tracker. 13 x 30-second exposures at f/2.8 and ISO 6400. Frames stacked in Deep Sky Stacker software to reduce noise; further noise reduction, curves and colour balance adjusted in Cyberlink PhotoDirector.
April 2024 update: in a re-process, Starnet++ software was used to temporarily separate out the stars and prevent them bloating when contrast is stretched.