The Milky Way visits Monroe
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I recently pointed my Samyang 12mm southeast over the glow of downtown Monroe to capture a time lapse from dusk until dawn. The Milky Way even lurks over bright downtown Monroe, if you know how to find it.
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Image details
| Telescope: | Sony ILCE-6300 | |
| Length: | 12mm | |
| Aperture: | 70mm | |
| F-stop: | f/0.12 | |
| Sessions: | 1 | |
| Captured: | 2023-06-28 to 2023-06-28 | |
| Lights: | 200 | |
| Exposure: | 45 | |
| Total exposure: | 2 h | |
| Ra: | 18h 26m 53.5s | |
| Dec: | -2° 50' 14.255 | |
| Size: | 6243.961 x 4102.93 arcmin | |
| Radius: | 62.261 deg | |
| Scale: | 63.975 arcsec/pixel |
Tags
NGC6611 M16 Part of the constellation Sagittarius (Sgr) IC4715 Part of the constellation Serpens (Ser) Part of the constellation Sagitta (Sge) Part of the constellation Capricornus (Cap) Part of the constellation Lyra (Lyr) Part of the constellation Hercules (Her) The constellation Aquila (Aql) The constellation Scutum (Sct) The constellation Corona Austrina (CrA) The constellation Ophiuchus (Oph) Eagle Nebula Small Sgr Star Cloud M24 The star Rasalhague (α Oph) 55 Oph The star Unukalhai Cor Serpentis Unuk Al Hay (α Ser) 24 Ser The star Vega Fidis Wega (α Lyr) 3 Lyr The star Saik (ζ Oph) 13 Oph The star Kaus Australis (ε Sgr) 20 Sgr The star Nunki Sadira (σ Sgr) 34 Sgr The star Sabik (η Oph) 35 Oph The star Altair (α Aql) 53 Aql The star Tarazed Reda (γ Aql) 50 Aql The star Ascella (ζ Sgr) 38 Sgr Monroe Washington