The Moon Transiting Sagittarius, pic and video
Added 2020-09-26 00:23:08 +0000 UTCOn Wednesday night the first quarter moon transited Sagittarius, passing closely to two nebulaes in the core of our milky way. One of the most technically complex shots I've ever done, It incorporated using filters for nebulae to cut out the relatively harsh moonlight to allow details from deep space to show through.
Behind the scenes: here are the links to 3 videos- from the data collected for this image. The first, the RAW data from my 5 second exposures. The Nebule are little faint smudges. The second, after processing and stacking each nebula photo against the other, allowing for a much higher signal-to-noise ratio. The third, after incorporating color shots taken the day before when the moon was out of frame.
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If you like this kind of content and behind the scenes let me know, and if there's anything else you want to see more of, also let me know! Skies have finally been clearing up so I am back on an imaging streak!
