Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph)  ·  Contains:  Extremely wide field
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Milky Way in Sagittarius, Scorpius, and Ophiuchus, Dylan Reher
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Milky Way in Sagittarius, Scorpius, and Ophiuchus

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Milky Way in Sagittarius, Scorpius, and Ophiuchus, Dylan Reher
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Milky Way in Sagittarius, Scorpius, and Ophiuchus

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The milky way core in Sagittarius, Scorpius, and Ophiuchus. Taken from Bortle 4 skies of Gulf Shores, Alabama @ 20.51 mag/(arcsec^2) at the zenith

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- Nikkor AF-S DX 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3G ED set at 18mm f/4
- Stacked in DSS
- Processed in Photoshop
- Levels, Curves, Dodge, Burn, Color Balance, Hue/Saturation (Primary)
- Recovered lost star color by adding "artificial" color to white stars
- Added "artificial" color and saturation to the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex
- Removed LP and color gradients (not to be confused with skyglow)

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Milky Way in Sagittarius, Scorpius, and Ophiuchus, Dylan Reher