A wide field in Cassiopeia.

Gamma Cassiopeia is the bright star on the left. It is the center of the „W“ formed by the five brightest stars of that constellation. The field is full of objects for deep sky photography: open star clusters (NGC 153, NGC 146, NGC 457 …), dark nebulae (LDN 1295, and many more), emission nebulae (SH2-173, NGC 281 or Pac-Man Nebula … just in the center) and the mixture of reflection, emission and dark nebulae near gamma Cassiopeia. Even a galaxy can (IC 10) can be spotted on top of the frame.
These kind of images help me to regain my knowledge of the sky which I lost during a long period when astrophotography and astronomy had almost vanished from my life.
Furthermore it always amazes me that looking up visually into this region you see from my location just the „W“ and maybe the faint band of the Milky Way, but here you see that there is a lot more … and with relatively small effort you can make it visible. It is just wonderful and mind blowing …

Sigma 135/F1.8 DG HSM Art
Canon EOS Ra
UV/IR Cut Filter
Star Adventuerer
ISO 3200 at F4
200x60sec (3h20m)
Bortle 4-5, no moon

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