MrJackDog OP t1_iu2nyev wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:33 AM

Reply to comment by Doobie_Princess11 in Cygnus region of the Milky Way setting over the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia [3376 x 4672] (OC) by MrJackDog

The main difference with this and what you see is not in the editing but the fact that the camera can collect light over time, whereas our eyes can only process light instantaneously.

Doobie_Princess11 t1_iu2o6ab wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:34 AM

Beautiful picture. Thanks for explaining!

Alice710 t1_iu3vwq9 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 11:10 AM

Is that why it's red? We aren't talking about that.

MrJackDog OP t1_iu4bcx7 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:30 PM

The red is because of the specific wavelength of light of hydrogen alpha ions. Most of the Star forming and dying regions of space are awash in hydrogen alpha and so are dominantly red.

Alice710 t1_iu4ef23 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:53 PM

That's wild. This is beautiful. Thank you for sharing!