SUNSET: 
0
Photographer:
Simon Cao
Location of Photo:
Yucca Valley, California
Date/Time of photo:
9/8/22 - 9/10/22
Equipment:
ZWO ASI294MC Pro one-shot color camera; Rokinon 135mm camera lens; UV/IR cut filter; Sky Watcher GTi equatorial mount; ZWO electronic automatic focuser; ZWO ASI120mm guide camera and 30mm guide scope; ASIAIR control hub
Description:
I took this photo in Yucca Valley, near Joshua Tree, aggregating over a hundred 3-minute sub-exposures (5 hours total exposure time) over the course of 3 nights. I then stacked all the sub-exposures via stacking software (Astro Pixel Processor), and edited in Photoshop to produce the final image. With dark bortle 4 skies and a fast lens (I shot at F2), I was able to capture some of the fainter dust surrounding the "Seven Sisters" - something I've never really attempted before from my apartment in the city.
