Astrophotography by Walt Davis

This wide field view of the Lyra constellation has been outlined and major stars have been labeled with; Vega being the center piece. M57 (The Famous Ring Nebula) is actually on the line between Sulafat and Sheliak. This picture was taken with a PiggyBacked Nikon D70 and 35mm ED Lens. By Walt Davis
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Object Information

Name: Lyra
Type: Constellation
Description: This wide field view of the Lyra constellation has been outlined and major stars have been labeled with; Vega being the center piece. M57 (The Famous Ring Nebula) is actually on the line between Sulafat and Sheliak. This picture was taken with a PiggyBacked Nikon D70 and 35mm ED Lens.
Area: 286 sq. deg.
Related Photos: none

References:

Lyra
 
Constellation Google Images
Acquisition

Location:

Latitude 44.841N by Longitude -122.869W at an elevation of 87 meters.
Aumsville, Oregon USA

Date:

 July 5, 2008

Zone: -8 (Pacific Standard Time)
Equipment

Imager:

Nikon D70

OTA:

Nikkor 35mm-120mm ED
Barlow: none
Platform: The NexStar System
Guiding: none
Imaging
Mode: Mode 2
White Balance: Sunlight

Color Space:

sRGB
Format: RAW (3008 x 2000)

Light frames:

1 x 30 second exposure at ISO 800

Darks:

none

Flats:

none
Filters: none
Mask: none
f-stops: f4.5
FOV: 323 x 211 arcminutes
Scale: 6.44 arcseconds per pixel
Software: Nikon Capture 4 Control
Image Processing

Stacking:

Deep Sky Stacker 3.2.1

Combined:

Average
Processing: PhotoShop CS3, Astronomy Tools CS2 V1.5, New Astro Zone System, Noiseware Professional Plugin.
Notes
  • Stars artificially added using Astronomy Tools CS 2.

  • Lines and text where added via PhotoShop CS3.

Copyright © 2008 Walt L. Davis All Rights Reserved