Milky Way --- zoomed in!!!

On the same (earlier - aka, June) shot of the MW from my backyard, I mentioned I also captured a "zoomed in" version - extending the lens to a relatively longer focal length (70mm vs 18mm or 24mm, for example).

Again, with my T3i and on the SkyWatcher tracking mount. I'll include an extra image here to help orient the view together with the (labeled - I think I have them correct 🙂 ) result of the shot.

You will see some familiar objects in here - some (such as the Eagle Nebula) I captured from Cruces with my TOA-130 at much longer focal length (1000mm) back in 2017.

Back to the present: This was 26x1min exposures --- no darks/flats.

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