The head and claws of Scorpius
A wider view of the Antares and Rho Ophiuchi area, to include Jupiter at left and the Blue Horsehead Nebula, IC 4592, faintly towards upper right.
Astro-modified Canon EOS 600D and Leica Summicron 50mm f/2 lens on a Vixen Polarie star tracker. 21 x 60-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.
The head and claws of Scorpius
A wider view of the Antares and Rho Ophiuchi area, to include Jupiter at left and the Blue Horsehead Nebula, IC 4592, faintly towards upper right.
Astro-modified Canon EOS 600D and Leica Summicron 50mm f/2 lens on a Vixen Polarie star tracker. 21 x 60-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.