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RCW75 & 74

RCW75 & 74
This was a bit of an experiment to see just what the 300MM lens could capture. RCW 75 is bottom Left and RCW 74 top and right. Both normally done with a much longer focal length and with the narrow band filters to bring out the very Rich Hydrogen areas ( Red). As I went to a wedding yesterday and this is a manual Focus I did not self start the Mount as I did not know focus.

This is in the area called the Coalsack in the Milky way Hence its mostly black

Wide field Of the Southern Cross

This is the Black area Of the Emus Head and this is further to the middle in the Redish area. If you go to the wider area shot I have added this as a PIP so you can see where they are in the shot.

Pay particular note of the Number of stars in the Shot I in no way diminished them so the background nebula shows up. I have taken only 38 shot but think there is no point in me to add to this shot but thought its worth showing just how many stars in the milky way and this is a very small part of it.


QHY183C -10 38 shots over 1 night
600 sec each shot.
Nikon 300mm f4 D Lens
Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned
Guided PHD2, Nina
Pixinsight, Ps Lr.

* ઇઉ *, Don Sutherland, cammino, Annemarie and 6 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Great work with both images, Steve. I know the Coalsack and your second shot shows it well. I think of it as an area obscured by galactic nebulas, so your main image surprises me with the number of stars showing regardless, even there. Space really is amazing!
7 weeks ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to tiabunna club
The stars within the milky way far outnumber those outside, in part why I did not reduce the stars.. It's always Humbling to look out into space.
7 weeks ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
Happy Sunday evening!
7 weeks ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Annemarie club
Many thanks.
7 weeks ago.
 Don Sutherland
Don Sutherland club
Wonderful series.
7 weeks ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Don Sutherland club
You cant better space. Glad you like the shots.
7 weeks ago.

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