Cygnus Mosaic artemis ii Backstage from air to air

Backstage from air to air photography by Sławek "hesja" Krajniewski

uncovering the fine detail of the previously known rings and two newly detected rings

and penetrate into the hearts of dust-shrouded stellar nurseries

To give you a little insight

NGC 1300's arms twist away from the ends of a straight bar of stars that stretches across the galaxy's core

Cygnus Mosaic artemis ii Backstage from air to airThis ambitious project began in mid to late March 2023 when I conducted automated mosaic tests with my newly installed remote telescope at e EyE in southern Spain. However, let's rewind a bit: I've always been captivated by large images, whether they're expansive landscape panoramas or deep sky mosaics with a broad field of view. Last year, I closely followed Bray Falls as he set up his new telescope rig for such images; a Takahashi FS Q 106 with a