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Sagittarius
Sagittarius
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Challenge: Night Shot III (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Canon
Location: Dallas, Oregon
Date: May 4, 2006
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 800
Shutter: Bulb
Galleries: Science and Technology, Astrophotography
Date Uploaded: May 7, 2006

This is a single exposure of a small part of the Milkyway in the Sagittarius region. You can clearly see the Laggon (M8) and Trifid (M20) Nebulas in about the center of the photo.

The exposure was taken with a Canon 20Da and Sigma 105mm macro lens. Camera and lens were mounted piggybackk on a Meade GPS Telescope.

Only the permitted basic editing techniques were used via Photoshop CS2.

Statistics
Place: 84 out of 287
Avg (all users): 5.8136
Avg (commenters): 7.3636
Avg (participants): 5.6386
Avg (non-participants): 5.8878
Views since voting: 1023
Views during voting: 412
Votes: 279
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/16/2006 11:04:02 AM
wonderful and is that the lagoon? excellent 10
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05/14/2006 08:39:10 PM
cool shot!
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05/14/2006 03:08:34 PM
Way Cool!!
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05/14/2006 03:38:01 AM
Cool
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05/12/2006 08:20:14 AM
Very cool. Has almost an abstract feel to it.
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05/12/2006 06:51:24 AM
I can't believe somebody was able to capture stars with such effect. No need for any extras. The stars alone give wonderful composition. 9.
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05/11/2006 10:36:22 PM
wowzers
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05/11/2006 02:27:43 PM
sweet!
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05/11/2006 01:41:06 PM
I can hear the "Star Wars" theme begin to play in my head... Great shot.
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05/11/2006 05:16:11 AM
The night sky is an amazing place. Nice photo.
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05/10/2006 08:20:49 AM
Wow. :) Not only am I impressed that you know somewhere that there are so many visible stars, but you must have one hell of a lens...
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