Medium-wide fields 2020

[hhzhang]

Mid-Autumn Full moon

[celeron787]

Puppis rises high before day break. So many celestial jewels in this milky way constellation!

M46, M47 and some more

Oo this is really good. You can see the small planetary nebula in M46. At wat time did you image this?

[hhzhang]

Puppis rises high before day break. So many celestial jewels in this milky way constellation!

M46, M47 and some more

Oo this is really good. You can see the small planetary nebula in M46. At wat time did you image this?

Hah. It is actually an easier target that expected. The time was 5AM to 6AM and thankfully that targets already rose to a good height. It would be much better if I chose to shoot from a darker site, or if the skies not affected by thin high clouds or by the foggy airs in the early morning.

[hhzhang]

2020-10-6

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2020-10-8

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Many wet overcast nights in a row! Through the think high clouds, finally could get a gimpse of some celestial event like the Moon and Venus conjunction.

[hhzhang]

Crescent moon.

[hhzhang]

The Tau Canis Majoris cluster. Brilliant stars.

50min+ total exposure time.

[hhzhang]

Another celestial double. A beautiful visual of contrasting clusters. The lower left open cluster NCG2477 looks like a highly resolved globular but without a core. Deemed one of the top open clusters. It resembles M46 but without a foreground planetary nebula.

[hhzhang]

Clear skies, finally.

And finally some details of M45's nebulosity.