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Author: Soumyadeep Mukherjee

The Milky Way stretches in a broad arc across a dark, star-filled sky above a mountain range with snow-dusted peaks and green alpine valleys. Bright pink and magenta clouds of glowing gas are visible in the upper left portion of the sky, with patches of dark dust threading through the dense band of stars. A few small structures — including a tiny settlement — are visible at the base of the mountains.
Astrophotography, Features

Capturing the night sky in Kyrgyzstan

Astrophotography, Features

How to capture the night sky in one shot

Astrophotography

Simple long-term imaging projects

Astrophotography, Observing

Imaging Earth and the sky above it

Astrophotography

How to create great star trail images

Telescopes and Equipment

Nikon’s Z 180–600mm f/5.6–6.3 VR lens reviewed for astrophotography

Located near the bright star Rigel, IC 2118 is a faint reflection nebula spanning almost 70 light-years and is popularly known as the Witch Head Nebula. Mukherjee used Telescope Live to acquire 12 hours of data from Australia with a Takahashi FSQ106ED, FLI PL16083, Paramount MX+, and Astrodon LRGB filters.
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