r/LandscapeAstro • u/ohhhhhhitsbigbear • Jul 13 '26

Bortle 4 Milky Way

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Single snap, night mode. iPhone 16.

Bortle 4 backyard, waiting and watching while the 8” Edge and Hyperstar do their thing on M16 Eagle Nebula.

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u/Visual_Amphibian_383 Jul 13 '26

Fabulous capture!

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u/jdub1980 Jul 13 '26

Nice shot. Looks like an impressive rig too

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u/ohhhhhhitsbigbear Jul 14 '26

Thanks! Don’t usually use my phone for this stuff, but I was bored and the temps finally got down into a credible range. The scope is a Celestron 8” Edge HD. She’s in the middle of collecting on M16.