Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  Hourglass nebula  ·  IC 4701  ·  IC 4715  ·  IC 4725  ·  Lagoon nebula  ·  M 17  ·  M 20  ·  M 22  ·  M 23  ·  M 25  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6494  ·  NGC 6514  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6618  ·  NGC 6656  ·  Omega nebula  ·  Part of the constellation Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  The star 44Oph  ·  The star 45Oph  ·  The star Alnasl (γ2Sgr)  ·  The star Kaus Borealis (λSgr)  ·  The star Media (δSgr)  ·  The star θOph  ·  The star μSgr  ·  The star ξOph  ·  The star ξSer  ·  The star φSgr  ·  Trifid nebula
Saturn; Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae, Ed Magowan
Saturn; Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae
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Saturn; Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae

Saturn; Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae, Ed Magowan
Saturn; Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae
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Saturn; Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae

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Taken with a fairly simple setup. A C9.25 drive base converted into a camera platform. The camera is mounted on a ballhead. Polar alignment with SharpCap. Quite a good wide-field astrophotography rig. The drive base can be mounted to a 45 year old somewhat beat up but functional C8 field tripod and wedge, or to the C9.25 tripod and wedge - much better looking and more solid. I'll post some photos of the C9.25 tripod/drive base setup in the near future.

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Saturn; Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae, Ed Magowan