Lagoon and Trifid Wide Field

July 14, 2016 By Jerry Hilburn In Astro Photo, Featured Post, Science News, The Universe No Comments

I shot this on July 4th 2016 with a Canon 6D and a 135mm EF Redline piggy backed to a AVX mount. 3 shots stacked, each 2 minutes long at 800 ISD. First pretty picture I have taken with the new camera.

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