In the Heart of the Milky Way

Lights from ... Sagittarius region

This picture is the longest I have ever captured in astrophotography (and photography too) : 1 hour 10 minutes of total integration.

I stacked 14 frames of 5 minutes exposure each, using DeepSkyStacker freeware.
An unmodified Canon EOS 600D with a 50 mm f/1.8 lens were used, mounted on a lxd75 tracking mount.

Despite we can see reams of stars on this photo, some great nebulae are also visible : Eagle Nebula, Omega nebula, Trifid and Laguna nebulae ...

However, the large and ugly yellow halo coming downside is the light pollution of nearby cities. My most difficult challenge was to face to this problem while editing the picture.

Technical Details....

Canon EOS 600D + 50 mm f/1.8 lens + meade lxd75

14 x 300  secs exposure

ISO 400

F/3.2

+5 darks frames

+20 offset frames

Taken on July 15, 2015