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Fremont Junction Desert, UT USA

09/24/2022
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Equipment Details:

Canon T31 with Canon 50 mm lens @f/4.5, 2 min single exposure, MSM rotator star tracker, Triopo Carbon Fiber tripod, intervalometer timer.

Post-processing Details:

Color, contrast, denoise enhancements.

Image Details:

The galactic core of of the Milky Way galaxy is heading towards the Southern Hemisphere as viewing season ends in the Northern Hemisphere for the winter.

The Lagoon Nebula is very visible just above right of the Sagittarius Star Cluster ( the large bright yellow area). By sheer luck a small meteor was captured on the far left.

There is also a faint band of green airglow crossing the image in the lower half.

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David Callejas, Marketing Director, helps bring EarthSky's content to the world via online ads and other products. He creates strategies that help people around the world find us and appreciate the work we do. He helps manage the EarthSky Store and bring to you the new products that you love. He's the chief liaison between EarthSky.org and the world of commerce. All that, plus he helps post content and populate our pages on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter. Go David!