Central region in the Galaxy

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Date & Time: Jun 24 2022, from 22:27 to 23:27 JST(+0900)
Mosaic of 2 flames of 3 min. × 10 shots
Optical: AF zoom-Nikkor ED 80-200mmF2.8 (f=80mm, stop: F4.0)
with Kenko Starry-Night filter
Auto-guided with Kenko SKYMEMO Equatorial
Digital Camera: Nikon D810A
Location: Furudono town, Fukushima pref.

Camera Settings: Recording Format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(7360×4912)
Device Size...FX format (36×24mm)
Sensitivity...ISO1000, White Balance...Daylight


A close-up image of summer's Milky Way rising in southern low sky. You can see the Lagoon nebula (M8) in Sagittarius at the center of image, and several reddish nebulae are paralleling along the galactic plane. Almost all of those cannot appreciate with eyes, however you'll be fascinated by brightness of uncountable fine stars and complicated flow of dark nebulae through portable binoculars.


Miky Way & a shooting star
The flowing Milky Way in summer

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