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Half way to the Fighting dragons

This is 12 shots as the milky way as it rises in our Southern Skies as per the plan by nina, This Is Not Seen North Of The Equator. This is half way to where I want to get there is another panorama of 12 shots to go. Each Panel is a night worth of shots then added to PtGui to get the panorama.

ZWOASI071MC -10 43 shots per night
600 sec rotated 80 degrees.
Nikon 105 mm f2.8 G Lens
Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned
Guided PHD2, SGP
Pixinsight, Ps Lr.


Below are some of the targets that I have shot from this area.


Nina shot list in planning.

Hand Cluster
Hand Cluster of stars

The Ship
Ship Sailing On a Sea of Stars Keel Nebula NGC3199
NGC3247
NGC 3247
Carina
Carina Nebula NGC3372
Wishing Well Cluster
Wishing Well Cluster NGC3532
Southern Tadpoles
Southern tadpoles. NGC3572
The Southern Pieiades
The Southern Pleiades IC 2602 star cluster in Carina
Statue Of Liberty
Statue Of Liberty NGC3576
Running Chichen
Running Chicken IC2944

Milky Way Core


The full panorama will stretch from the top ot the large tree down to and just out of sight on the left hand side.

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24 comments

Doug Shepherd said:

Thanks for sharing all these magnificent images Steve, and for all your hard work creating them.

Enjoy your day
13 months ago

Steve Paxton replied to Doug Shepherd:

You are welcome a challenge I can say I am enjoying finally.
13 months ago ( translate )

tiabunna said:

A marvellous array of astro images, Steve.
13 months ago ( translate )

Steve Paxton replied to tiabunna:

There Is a lot up there the next pano is mainly the body of the Emu as I have never take any thing there it is all going to be new.
13 months ago

Peter Chet said:

A stunning series of photos Steve.
Even if I I knew how to produce the images I do not have the patience. Great work again. Regards Peter
13 months ago

Steve Paxton replied to Peter Chet:

Its not that hard once you get to understand some of the complexities of this type of photography, I look forward to the next 12 as that area is all new to me as well. It is my hope I can join all three up and make one giant panorama of our Milky Way.
13 months ago

Ko Hummel said:

a great panorama Steve and a lot of excellent pictures of astronomical beauties. Well done
13 months ago ( translate )

Steve Paxton replied to Ko Hummel:

Thank you Ko I am trying to make the most of our clear summer nights to get the shots it just shows you how small some of these targets are. I will switch to an 8" reflector rather than the ED80 refractor as long as I can get the parts I need to set it up so will be a change coming.
13 months ago

TOZ said:

Hi Steve all these photos amaze me such a lot of work put into them bravo.
Have a great weekend.
TOZ
13 months ago

Steve Paxton replied to TOZ:

you are right a lot of work but all from home and keeps the mind firmly active trying to get all these things right. its the fun part now to get all the photos.
13 months ago

Boarischa Krautmo said:

super!!!!!!
13 months ago ( translate )

Steve Paxton replied to Boarischa Krautmo:

Thank you I did set out to try and take a quality image so all the work was worth while.
13 months ago

Gillian Everett said:

Fascinating series, favourite is Running Chichen...
13 months ago ( translate )

Steve Paxton replied to Gillian Everett:

But can you see a chicken I cant and still cant when I know what it is. I think my fav are Carina as it is just so big and Statue of Liberty.
13 months ago

Peter_Private_Box said:

Hi Steve
A wonderful and interesting set of pictures, which I like very much!
I always admire the skill that you have in taking these shots. Night after night of work!
Best Wishes, Happy Monday, a nice week ahead, and stay safe!!
Peter
13 months ago
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