Rosette Nebula from Tierra Del Sol
40 Minute exposure. It was getting very close to the horizon by the time I had all the bugs worked out of my alignment so I was battling the neighbors porch light. Either way, it still looks better than my last attempt at this object from Palomar Mountain (see below) as far as star trails go. The nebula in the Palomar version is much brighter as it was directly overhead. If I’m lucky I’ll be able to get to this again next weekend, otherwise I’ll have to wait until next December.
Palomar Attempt from earlier this year:
