Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  Extremely wide field
Sagittarius over Lava, Christian Adame
Sagittarius over Lava
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Sagittarius over Lava

Sagittarius over Lava, Christian Adame
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Sagittarius over Lava

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Amboy Crater holds a special place in my heart. Almost three years ago, I ventured out there for what I hoped to be my first serious astrophotography session. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the counterweight shaft for my telescope, so I was stuck using my cellphone to image the core of the Milky Way as it rose over the expansive lava flows. To someone just entering the hobby, what my phone captured was already incredible l. Since then I hoped and wished to visit Amboy once more. Finally this weekend I returned.

This is far from a great Milky Way shot; it's noisy, the light on the horizon is horrid, and the stars are stretched, but its a vast improvement over unstacked photos from a smart phone. 

To me this image is special, it marks my return at last to here I first fell in love with the desert and night sky, and as a mark of my progress since then.

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Sagittarius over Lava, Christian Adame