The Lagoon (M8) and Triffid (M20) nebulas in a wide angle mosaic (6 photos in a 3x2 mosaic). The trifid is a combination of reflection (blue), emission (red) and dark nebulas. The Lagoon is a huge nebula visible to the naked eye from dark locations. They are very close in the sky and one of the most popular targets for astrophotography.
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The Milky Way arching above the mountains as seen from a dark location. Single shot.
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Alnilam, Alnitak and Mintaka surrounded by the Horsehead nebula, the Flame nebula and a lot of small reflection and emission nebulas. This area of the sky is so full of small details that each photo reveals something I haven't seen before.
Taken with a Canon 60Da and Astrotrac mount, 135mm lens. 47 exposures of 3 minutes each at F4 ISO1600. Processed with Pixinsight.
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The milky way and a small mountain that looks like a volcano. From Patagonia, Argentina.
Single shot.
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An incredible view that really resembled a faint Aurora but it wasn't. The green display is produced by a strong case of Airglow a chemical luminiscence phenomena of the high atmosphere. M8, the Lagoon nebula is really visible with its red color contrasting against the green sky.
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