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Scorpius with some Milk(y Way) on the side... This image is also the equivalent of just over 15 minutes exposure. A lot of passing clouds got into this one, but they opened up for the constellation. More Antares info: https://skyandtelescope.org/observing/meet-antares-the-star-that-is-not-mars/ https://www.space.com/21905-antares.html

Milky Way in May... This is equivalent to a just-a-touch-over 15 minutes exposure. Milky Way season is underway, and locally, the Milky Way is starting to rotate from landscape mode to portrait mode (it should be fully rotated to vertical in about a month, give or take a few days). On the right side, in this image, the Scorpius Constellation is rising. Antares is the big yellow-red star in Scorpius. https://earthsky.org/constellations/scorpius-heres-your-constellation/ https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/scorpius-constellation/ I hope to be able to post a version that is more centered on the constellation.

Sadr in Cygnus: Cygnus (the Swan) is easily visible this time of year even in some light polluted places. The brightest star in the constellation is Deneb. Sadr is at the base of the Cygnus' neck and is surrounded by some interesting dusty nebula areas. These are the equivalent of a just under 89 minutes exposure. https://www.star-facts.com/sadr/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_Cygni https://www.space.com/cygnus-constellation.html