Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  11 Sgr  ·  IC 1274  ·  IC 4684  ·  IC 4685  ·  Lagoon Nebula  ·  M 20  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6514  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6530  ·  NGC 6546  ·  NGC 6559  ·  The star 1 Sgr  ·  The star 5 Sgr  ·  The star 7 Sgr  ·  The star 9 Sgr  ·  Trifid Nebula
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Games of lights and shadows in Sagittarius, 



    
        

            sergio.diaz
Games of lights and shadows in Sagittarius
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Games of lights and shadows in Sagittarius, 



    
        

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Games of lights and shadows in Sagittarius

Acquisition details

Dates:
July 27, 2022
Frames:
90×190(4h 45′)
Integration:
4h 45′
Avg. Moon age:
28.41 days
Avg. Moon phase:
1.41%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 6410727

RA center: 18h06m29s.8

DEC center: -23°4630

Pixel scale: 2.567 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 359.538 degrees

Field radius: 1.878 degrees

Resolution: 4101x3307

File size: 7.7 MB

Locations: Sierra de Hornachos, Hornachos, Badajoz, Spain

Data source: Traveller

Description

Two-panel HDR mosaic featuring the prominent M8 and M20 nebulas on the right, and the trio of IC 1274, IC 4685 y NGC 6559 at the left, surrounded and intertwined with many dark nebulae. A show of emitted, reflected and absorbed light.

This image was awarded with the 3rd prize of the Astrophotography Contest of the Red Andaluza of Astronomía (RAdA), in september 2022, under the category "Night Sky". I'm quite proud of this, especially because the judge panel was composed by highly regarded spanish astronomers and astrophotographers. 

15x180s and 15x10s per filter (R, G, B).

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Games of lights and shadows in Sagittarius, 



    
        

            sergio.diaz