Parag

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A large cloud of gas and dust where a lot of stars being born. These hot young stars make the cloud glow by their ionizing radiation. It is about 2600 light years away in the constellation Cygnus. Through passing clouds, I could only collect total exposure of about an hour (21×3min) for this image.

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Ronaldo is washed!
This evening just after Sunset, three planets - Venus, Jupiter and Mercury - were visible with the Moon. Mercury can be seen just above the tree line in the second photo.
Capturing Cygnus wall tonight but clouds are trying to ruin my plans.
A nice lineup in the sky after Sunset. Venus, Jupiter and Moon. There is also Mercury somewhere below the Moon behind the treetop.
Just 5% illuminated Moon. What a pretty crescent!!!

> Is a dream a lie if it don’t come true
> Or is it something worse?

- Bruce Springsteen, “The River”

Sombrero Galaxy is a spiral galaxy in Virgo at 34 million light years. Passing high clouds added a glow to this image. Total exposure is just over 1 hour. Will have to shoot it again on a clear night.