Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  10 Sgr)  ·  11 Sgr  ·  13 Sgr)  ·  3 Sgr  ·  Al Nasl  ·  Al Thalimain  ·  Alnam (μ Sgr  ·  Butterfly Cluster  ·  El Nasl (γ Sgr  ·  IC 1274  ·  IC 4685  ·  Lagoon Nebula  ·  M 20  ·  M 6  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6405  ·  NGC 6514  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6559  ·  Nash  ·  Nushaba  ·  Part of the constellation Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  The star 1 Sgr  ·  The star 14 Sgr  ·  The star 15 Sgr  ·  The star 2 Sgr  ·  The star 4 Sgr  ·  The star 58 Oph  ·  The star 7 Sgr  ·  And 5 more.
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Sagittarius, home to our galactic core, Michel Makhlouta
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Sagittarius, home to our galactic core

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Sagittarius, home to our galactic core, Michel Makhlouta
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Sagittarius, home to our galactic core

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I have built a small, portable and simple setup, keeping in my mind the KISS principle and fighting the urge to deviate from it. A DSLR, a basic tracker, a lens, and all battery powered. No guiding, no platesolving (this was painful), no automation of any sort.

This is my first attempt, and the baby rig's first light. After the past few years, focusing mainly on high focal length imaging (relatively, as is everything), this feels like I've taken a step back and got reminded of something far more beautiful. And now I am itching for a wider lens...

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Sagittarius, home to our galactic core, Michel Makhlouta