Observation by Iain Cartwright: Milky Way

Uploaded by

Iain Cartwright

Observer

Iain Cartwright

Observed

2026 Aug 24 - 00:39

Uploaded

2026 Sep 20 - 00:56

Objects

The Milky Way

Planetarium overlay

Enable overlay
Show stars
Label stars
Show deep sky objects
Label deep sky objects
Show constellation boundaries
Show constellation sticks
Show constellation labels
Show RA/Dec grid

Constellation

Cygnus

Field centre

RA: 20^h37^m
Dec: +46°57'
Position angle: -36°10'

Field size

62° × 51°

Equipment

Nikon D800, Nikon 24-70mm f2.8 @ 24mm & f5, Tripod, intervalometer

Exposure

(100 x 10s) at ISO 6400

Location

North Ayrshire

Target name

Milky Way SW of Zenith.

Title

Milky Way

About this image

Files associated with this observation

MilkyWay_int_DBE.jpg (2.3 MB)

Like this image

Copyright of all images and other observations submitted to the BAA remains with the owner of the work. Reproduction of work by third parties is expressly forbidden without the consent of the copyright holder. By submitting images to this online gallery, you grant the BAA permission to reproduce them in any of our publications.

Registered charity no. 210769
Registered company no. 117572

For more information including contact details, click here.

Our Terms of Use are here.

Our Privacy Policy is here.