Trifid and Lagoon
My first attempt at the Trifid and Lagoon nebulae!
A few minutes worth of 30sec exposures, 10 darks (had to leave in a hurry) and 20 flats/bias.
Edit: Shot with a 500mm f6.3 camera lens and a stock Sony A6000 on a Star Adventurer.
Edited with Siril, then Starnet++, then Photoshop and some minor adjustments in Lightroom.
Feedback appreciated!
Feedback: wow! Really love the composition.
Edit: I wanted to add: I’m really new to astrophotography, could you share which Bortle scale the spot you took this is? It could help with the expectations for what I can get from my surroundings :)
Thank you!
The spot is a Bortle 4 to 5 according to the map, nothing special but it's only a 20 min drive and has no nearby light sources, offers decent protection from the constant Aegean summer winds as well. My advice is this: Bortle + Drive time + terrain difficulty= X, solve for the lowest possible X and only go to really remote and dark sites when you're sure you've got the shooting process dialed in. Generally any moon less night under Bortle 5 skies or better yields great results.
Hope that helps.