The multitudes of stars, star clusters, both dark and bright nebulae populate this rich region of southern Scutum and northern Sagittarius.
A much "bothersome" area for Charles Messier, who could not fathom what these objects were and was primarily interested in comets. I'll take the permanence of these objects any day. Sorry Charlie!
A heavily cropped section of a single frame shot with the Pentax 67 and SMC 200MM F/4 @ F/5.6 and Kodak E200 exposed for 45 minutes and developed N + 1.5 .
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Friday, July 6, 2012
Scutum & Sagittarius Region
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Tao
"The almost legendary Chinese sage, Lao Tzu, speaking to us across a gulf of 2500 years, finds the ultimate source of wisdom in the contemplation of the infinite; in lines which foreshadow some of the speculation of modern cosmologists he tells us, in the Tao Teh Ching or "Book of Tao"
With high regard for Robert Burnham Jr.
Reference Burnham's Celestial Handbook volume 3 Pages 1631-1633
Image copyright 2012, James W. Cormier
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Legacy Astrophotography: Heart of the Milky Way
For deep sky observers and astrophotographers; the stuff of dreams.
Happy Fathers Day!
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
The Great Sagittarius Star Cloud
The brightest and grandest star cloud in all the Milky Way captured with traditional B&W methods. The structure and detail of the Great Cloud is visible in binoculars or a richest-field telescope. This photograph was taken last June on a particularly clear night. This upcoming dark of the Moon will have my camera revisit these familiar areas.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Milky Way: Three Panel Panorama
The area between Sagittarius and Scorpius is littered with bright and dark nebulae, open and globular star clusters. Detailed mosaics such as these bring out the wonderous details of the region.
This image is a little tighter than my previous image as I stepped up the focal length a bit with the SMC 200mm.
Three panels, each a 45 minute exposure with a Pentax 67 and SMC 200mm f/4 lens @ f/5.6 and Kodak E200 N+1.5.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Legacy Astrophotography: Milky Way Panorama
I've always have wanted to assemble such a photograph. In April I planned a four panel sequence that took place in the wee hours of April 28th. If made at high resolution we are looking at a 24 x 96 print.
This was the first planned mosaic of several. I have a few more coming.
Four panel panorama using a Pentax 67 and 165mm f/2.8 @ f/4.8 with Kodak E200 developed N+1.5. Each exposure 35 minutes in length. Images combined in Autostitch.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
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