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File:WR134-Hamois-06-08-2024-Luc-Viatour.jpg

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Disk-shaped nebula formed by the winds of the type Wolf-Rayet star WR 134. This blue nebula is embedded within an interstellar region rich in gas and dust clouds in the constellation Cygnus.
  • Usually no mountains required for astrophotography (not many of those in Hamois, Belgium where this is taken), just absence of too much disturbing light or air pollution. When I do aurora photos, I just load my stuff in a shopping caddy and head out to a field near a nature reserve or down to the shore of the fjord. --Cart (talk) 12:47, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I remember climbing a 5,000 meter peak (Bolivar) for 8 days to take some photos of the stars, but we arrived at the top so tired that we fell asleep in a tent, I remember that taking a step there is like running in a football stadium, my heart beats very fast, but in the middle of the night I woke up to a windless night with incredible clarity, when I saw the sky that night it was so beautiful that I simply began to cry perhaps also affected by the lack of oxygen, I could not think rationally and take the photos properly, but I remember that the sky there is completely different, the stars are brighter and you can see the shapes of the constellations, it is very different from the sky we see.1 2 3 Wilfredor (talk) 13:37, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I prefer my caddy. :-) Thankfully, we are blessed with clean and clear air here. Btw, remember we have the Perseids this weekend. Fingers crossed for no clouds! --Cart (talk) 14:21, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
We hope we can have a clear day here too, it's best to get away from the city (if possible) to avoid all that light pollution. Wilfredor (talk) 15:42, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I do my astrophotography right from my home terrace. I can even catch some sleep during the night while my equipment snaps away automatically ;)
[1] Picture of my setup Luc Viatour (talk) 08:49, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Totally the best way to do it. :) --Cart (talk) 10:55, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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