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Image of the day 12/29/2023

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    The dust of California, Yann Sainty
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    The dust of California

    Image of the day 12/29/2023

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      The dust of California, Yann Sainty
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      The dust of California

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      I'm delighted to present my first solo image at the High Atlas Observatory in Oukaimeden, the California Nebula.

      It's a totally incredible place, with a sky of exceptional quality and stability. It's an incredible opportunity (yeah, there's going to be a lot of repetition of the word incredible when I talk about this place haha) to be able to shoot in these conditions. My heartfelt thanks go to all the people who made it possible for me to shoot in these (incredible) conditions, and for their kindness.

      Coming back to the target, I've always been a big fan of this nebula, which might seem relatively simple but which exudes a kind of violence, a tumult in its nebulosity that gives it an epic quality.

      In addition to the classic HOO, when I shot the RGB I noticed that there was a lot of dust in the field. So I decided to add luminance to highlight them.

      In full frame, we can also see a multitude of small galaxies.

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      The dust of California, Yann Sainty