Cosmic Window

The North America and Pelican Nebulae

Astrophotography has been a difficult endeavor this year. Between Canadian wildlife smoke, atrocious weather, and a ridiculous work schedule, I’ve not gotten out to shoot the night sky but a small handful of times.

But, finally the stars aligned (😏) and I took the opportunity to get a shot of the night sky! Surprisingly, I’ve never shot these nebulae before, so I wanted to do something special. This is a two-panel panorama of the nebulae, and I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out!

It is a total of 4 hours, 2 hours per panel. I used my William Optics Z73 with the and 268C camera.

Of course, I’m open to any and all suggestions and criticisms! I’m still learning but love the power within it!

Here’s a little re-process of one of my new favorites: The Crescent Nebula in Cygnus.
I love the hydrogen alpha region behind the nebula itself. There is just so much good stuff in this area of space!!
This will be heading to the site Cosmicwindow.space soon with all the juicy info!

I’m working on a project that includes a large chunk of the Cygnus region, including this photo. Can’t wait to share it!

Stats:
William Optics Z73
QHY268C
Antlia ALP-T filter
EQ6-R Pro
36 x 300 s totaling 3 hrs of exposure.

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