Observation by Martin Griffiths: Milky Way centre

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Martin Martin

Observer

Martin Griffiths

Observed

2017 Jul 26 - 23:25

Uploaded

2017 Aug 08 - 13:27

Objects

The Milky Way

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Constellation

Sagittarius

Field centre

RA: 18^h07^m
Dec: -20°47'
Position angle: +2°39'

Field size

17° × 25°

Equipment

Canon 30D DSLR with 18mm lens on Star Adventurer mount

Exposure

ISO 1600 f3.5 45 second exposure

Location

Elan Valley, mid Wales

Target name

Sagittarius

Title

Milky Way centre

About this image

Always love capturing the Summer Milky Way. The Elan valley in mid Wales is a dark sky park and one of the darkest areas to observe the night sky in Britain.

Files associated with this observation

Sagittarius over Hill 2.jpg (1.5 MB)

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Jeremy Shears, David Dunn, Peter Carson, David Swan, Dawson, Graham Winstanley, Mr Michael Alan Frost, Peter Mulligan, Andrew Paterson

Comments

Dawson, 2017 Aug 08 - 21:14 UTC

Wow.

Is this just one 45 second exposure!? So much detail in the structure, dust and pockets of Ha. Impressive.

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