Summer Triangle (Mr. Ashley McGlone)

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Summer Triangle

The "Summer Triangle" are the three bright stars that bracket the Milky Way in the area of the constellation Cygnus the Swan a.k.a. the Northern Cross. They are Vega (top middle), Deneb (left), and Altair (right).

Elephant Trunk Nebula - top left
North America Nebula - bottom left
Sadr Region - top right
Cygnus Loop / Veil Nebula - bottom right

This composite represents my collective work in May, July, August, and September 2021. I've been enjoying the new RedCat/Triad Ultra combo, perfect for wide field nebulae like these. That was my go-to rig for most of 2021.

The nebulae photos were all taken in my bortle 6 backyard in central Ohio. The Milky Way was a trip to a bortle 3 blue zone (nearly bortle 2) skies in northeastern Kentucky.

All shots with a modified Canon 6D
All stacking in AstroPixel Processor
Edit in GIMP

Milky Way
Rokinon 14mm lens @ f/4.0
36x60"
ISO 1600
SkyWatcher StarAdventurer Pro tracker
Topaz SharpenAI

Four nebulae (see specific details in my AstroBin gallery):
William Optics RedCat 51 lx
Radian Triad Ultra Quad Narrow Band filter
SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro mount
ZWO ASI120MC-S with William Optics 32mm Guide Scope
AstroBerry on Raspberry Pi 4b

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Description: Added Elephant Trunk Nebula. Used Topaz Sharpen AI on the Milky Way backdrop for significant improvement.

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Description: Added scripture passage.

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