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Leo the Lion and Coma Berenices, May 2018

Above Leo and to the left you can see Coma Berenices. It sort of blends in with the other fainter stars directly above Leo.

For the Spring Triangle, you are seeing the complete and full dimensions of the source image.

Auriga is in an interesting part of the sky for another reason, as the boundary between the surrounding star activity.

The thing about Gemini is that there is no obvious outline to the constellation.

Waxing Moon notwithstanding, these conditions were perfect for tripoding my camera and trying out my new wide-field lens.

There were many targets in the sky, but as it was a school night, I decided to focus (no pun intended) on the Orion Nebula.

I had been hoping to take pictures over the course of days to see if changes in its brightness could be detected.

I would like to try a long-exposure exercise through my telescope, pointed at the Andromeda Galaxy, to determine if I can capture any detail.

I have wanted to go back to my original wide-field views and…refresh them with this process. Today I bring you an updated Leo the Lion.

As you can see, my view was a tad narrow, but you can easily make out the side of Scorpius anchored by Antares.