1
$\begingroup$

I was using SkySafari with my phone, but the compass didn't quite work. So as I knew where the cardinal points were, I think I have shot the Sagittarius star cloud, at least a part of it.

Can you guys tell me if I am wrong?

enter image description here

It was the 5th of July at 00:10 local time. I was at N 45.61°, E 7.35°.

Improve this question
$\endgroup$
3
  • $\begingroup$ imgur.com/VbC2kAR $\endgroup$
    – Stefano Zugni
    Jul 5, 2019 at 8:46
  • 1
    $\begingroup$ Without further context it is impossible to stay where you're pointing at. This looks like it is part of the Milky May, yes, and maybe pointing vaguely towards Sg, but other than that I cannot see anthing clearly distinguishable. Also I don't think 'star cloud' is a defined term. So people (and me) might not know what you mean. $\endgroup$
    – AtmosphericPrisonEscape
    Jul 5, 2019 at 11:05
  • $\begingroup$ There are tools which can calculate the sky position from the stars visible in the image. I tried with the image in your question, but unfortunately it failed (nova.astrometry.net/user_images/2923225#original) If you have a higher resolution version of the image, you could try again. $\endgroup$
    – samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz
    Jul 5, 2019 at 14:30

2 Answers 2

Reset to default
7
$\begingroup$

The image scale is a bit small, but I can see the constellation of Lyra just above center. The bright star Deneb (in the constellation of Cygnus) is left of center, and the star Altair (in the constellation of Aquila) is at the bottom (just right of center). Thus, your photo does not include Sagittarius. Sagittarius is off to the bottom right. The Scutum star cloud is the bright patch toward the right corner.

enter image description here

It would be helpful if you include the time of the photograph and location (latitude and longitude).

Improve this answer
$\endgroup$
2
  • 1
    $\begingroup$ It was the 5th of July at 00:10. I was here 45,6073126, 7,3533987 $\endgroup$
    – Stefano Zugni
    Jul 6, 2019 at 16:20
  • 1
    $\begingroup$ I think you've nailed it. I've added a picture based on your identification of stars $\endgroup$
    – James K
    Jul 6, 2019 at 17:13
-2
$\begingroup$

You've definitely got the Milky Way here. The galactic centre in Sagittarius is slightly thickened and noticeably brighter than the rest of the Milky way, so I think you might have got it in the bottom right hand corner of your photograph.

Improve this answer
$\endgroup$

You must log in to answer this question.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged .