Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Serpens (Ser)  ·  Contains:  Extremely wide field
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Light and Darkness - The Milky Way Clouds of Serpens, Gabriel R. Santos (grsotnas)
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Light and Darkness - The Milky Way Clouds of Serpens

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The Milky Way, our cosmic home, is filled with matter, dust and stars. It is the density of stars that make the band we see under dark night skies. Especially around the central bulge, there are beautiful clouds in the Milky Way.

This image depicts part of the constellation Serpens, in a wide 10º field. Between light and dark, this rarely imaged field evokes the mystery of our fascination with the night sky. I find it to be one of the most beautiful of the skies! The yellow clouds are mostly made of stars of our galaxy, contrasting with the dark nebulae, catalogued of the pioneer astrophotographer E. E. Barnard in the early 20th century.

What I find most interesting is the brightness variation within the dark nebulas - some regions are blacker than others, juxtaposed with very faint reflection and tiny emission regions!

Constructive criticism, comments and suggestions are more than welcome in the comments section. Thank you for taking your time to look at this image. I strongly recommend opening the full size image - the field really asks for some travelling around!

Date: 11 August and 7 September, 2018

Location: MG, Brazil. Rural Skies (Bortle 3-4, calculated SQM ~21.6)

Camera: Canon EOS T5/1200D (modded), at ISO 800

Lens: Samyang 135mm f/2, operated at f/2.4

Mount: Sky-Watcher HEQ5, tracking, guided

Exposure Detail: 43x120s; Total 86 minutes.

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Light and Darkness - The Milky Way Clouds of Serpens, Gabriel R. Santos (grsotnas)