Bruno Araujo, taken from Joinville, Brazil
Earlier this week, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory splashed the Lagoon (M8) and Trifid (M20) nebulae across front pages around the world. But the pair are also longstanding favorites of amateur observers and wide-field astroimagers. This shot was taken with a 2.2-inch refractor and 15 hours of exposure time with a one-shot color camera.