Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  Hourglass nebula  ·  IC 1274  ·  IC 1275  ·  IC 4684  ·  IC 4685  ·  Lagoon nebula  ·  M 20  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6514  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6530  ·  NGC 6546  ·  NGC 6559  ·  The star 11Sgr  ·  The star 7Sgr  ·  The star 9Sgr  ·  Trifid nebula
The Lord of the Rings and the Jewels of Sagittarius, Alessio Beltrame
The Lord of the Rings and the Jewels of Sagittarius
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The Lord of the Rings and the Jewels of Sagittarius

The Lord of the Rings and the Jewels of Sagittarius, Alessio Beltrame
The Lord of the Rings and the Jewels of Sagittarius
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The Lord of the Rings and the Jewels of Sagittarius

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Saturn meets M8 and M20 in a moonless night, a pretty rare conjunction to shoot from Northern Italy. Approximately 2.5 hours of integration (Ha-RGB) using exposures of different length to tame the high dynamic range of the scene (in particular Saturn and the core of the Lagoon). Shoot from a 19.5 Mpass sky.

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The Lord of the Rings and the Jewels of Sagittarius, Alessio Beltrame