More Astro Photography in the Ajo, AZ area
March 6
, 2017

This is Omega Centauri, a huge star cluster in the constellation Centaurus. It appears much bigger than the full moon and can be seen in binoculars low in the south from 2-4 AM (if you live in the south, around 34 degrees north latitude here, you can't see it in South Dakota). Unfortunately, it is so low in the south that I have to shoot through most of the atmosphere which doesn't give the best quality. This is only two frames stacked, I might try more tonight, since this came out better than I thought it would.

M13, the Great Cluster in Hercules, at a higher altitude than the last time I shot it.

The Lagoon Nebula on the right and the Trifid Nebula on the left. These are kind of low too, but I couldn't resist trying. They will be rising higher in the sky in the coming months along with the core of the Milky Way.


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