Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  13 Sgr)  ·  14 Dra)  ·  Al Dhibain Prior  ·  Al Thalimain  ·  Alnam (μ Sgr  ·  Checkmark Nebula  ·  Dhibain (η Dra  ·  Eagle Nebula  ·  IC 1283  ·  IC 1284  ·  IC 4701  ·  IC 4715  ·  Lobster Nebula  ·  M 16  ·  M 17  ·  M 23  ·  M 24  ·  NGC 6494  ·  NGC 6604  ·  NGC 6611  ·  NGC 6618  ·  Small Sgr Star Cloud  ·  Swan Nebula  ·  The star 14 Sgr  ·  The star 15 Sgr  ·  The star 16 Sgr  ·  The star 17 Sgr  ·  The star 21 Sgr  ·  The star 6 Sgr  ·  The star Athebyne  ·  And 3 more.
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Core area of the Milky Way (2 panels mosaic), Benjamin Law
Core area of the Milky Way (2 panels mosaic)
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Core area of the Milky Way (2 panels mosaic)

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Core area of the Milky Way (2 panels mosaic), Benjamin Law
Core area of the Milky Way (2 panels mosaic)
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Core area of the Milky Way (2 panels mosaic)

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My second photo from Starfest..... 

The core area of the Milky Way. You will find a lot of deep sky objects in this mosaic, including M16, M17, M23 and other objects in the NGC catalogue.

2 panels mosaic using 135mm lens with DLSR.

Camera: Canon T5i (self-modified)
Tracker: iOptron SKy Tracker Pro
Lens: Oshiro 135mm prime lens (@ f/4)

Exposures: 
Panel 1 (57x30s) ISO1600
Panel 2 (27x30s) ISO1600
30 Darks

Microsoft ICE, DSS, Pixinsight, Photoshop, Astrometry

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Core area of the Milky Way (2 panels mosaic), Benjamin Law