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Community photo entitled  by Alaa El Bedewi on 04/07/2024 at Western Desert, Egypt

On 04/07/2024 01:00 am by Alaa El Bedewi| Western Desert, Egypt

The image was captured from the White Desert of Egypt. It's a 500km drive to get to our campsite under pristine bortle 1 skies. The following 2 nights I moved to a lodge a little closer to civilization (bortle 2) where I resumed my imaging sessions. It was the first light for my new 180mm telescope, and I chose this region of the sky to make best use of this wide focal length.
The Cygnus region is always intriguing to me, housing numerous gems among an epic sea of Ha nebulosity. Just look at the Crescent nebula seemingly resting on a bed of fire.

ASKAR FMA180Pro
Canon EOS R (stock)
iOptron SkyGuider Pro

Stacking in Astro Pixel Processor
Processing done in Pixinsight and Photoshop

Antlia Quad Band Anti-Light Pollution Filter
89×180″(4h 27′) ISO1600

Antlia Quad Band Anti-Light Pollution Filter
100×120″(3h 20′) ISO3200

Total Integration: Integration:
7h 47′