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Magellanic Clouds - Quick and Wide View, Gabriel R. Santos (grsotnas)
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Magellanic Clouds - Quick and Wide View

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Magellanic Clouds - Quick and Wide View, Gabriel R. Santos (grsotnas)
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Magellanic Clouds - Quick and Wide View

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During this years Perseids I went to my usual dark site. About 3 in the morning I got up trying to capture some meteors. With just a simple, barely aligned and unbalanced EQ3-2, I pointed to the Southern region, where the naked-eye galaxies, Large and Small Magellanic Clouds were. I was looking forward to capturing some meteors in the photogenic composition. After ~20 images, however, I moved on to another area of the sky and with a wider lens, and, after all, no meteors were captured. Nevertheless, the resulting image could become a quick set on these objects, and here it is.

Some light pollution from Itajubá (a relatively large city, 35km from where I shoot) created some ugly gradients from left bottom, and even after some selective adjustments it is still there. Nearby tree branches can also be seen in the edge of the frame.

Stacked and post-processed in Photoshop. I will probably try to shoot this same field with a more proper setup and longer integration time this Spring, a nice season for these objects.

*Please check the full image 2400px - resized from original)*

Constructive criticism, comments and suggestions are more than welcome in the comments section. Thank's for taking your time to look at this image.

Taken from Rural Skies (Bortle 3-4; NELM ~6.2), from Cristina, MG, Brazil (22ºS latitude).

Date and Time: August 13th, 2016, at 4h (UTC-3, start of capture)

Camera: Unmodded Canon T5/1200D, at ISO 3200

Lens: Canon 40mm f/2.8 STM, operated at f/3.2

Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ3-2, with single drive RA tracking

Exposure Detail: 21x60s (total 21min)

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