Stars over Charan Mandir. Jaipur Northern Polar Region

A 2min Total Exposure. Stacked with DSS. Finished in LR/PShop.

Neon Skies

A photo-mosaic of the night sky and Neon Colored constellation lines.

Neon Skies

Neon skies over Jaipur.
A 30sec photograph at Nahargarh. A a map of the constellations was overlaid and the Photo corrected for distortions.

Northern-Hemisphere R.A. 10h-Ursa-Leo-Coma , 70 TO 10 Degrees Declination

Constellation Lyra

In the film Contact (Written by Sri Carl Sagan) the message intercepted by Jodi Foster's character is coming from Vega, the brightest star in the Lyra constellation

Map the Night-Sky.

I think I will try to "do the Obviously impossible", count the stars!
Well now will Digital Imaging becoming so accessible and the tools been in Public Domain, ie. FREEWARE, (Thumbs up to StarStax,  DeepSkyStacker)

I plan to shoot different constellations, about 88 constellations are officially recognised.
While at this, I will "try to see" if Myths-Legends from our age "fit the stars" better than say a Big Bear when all I can seed is an  deep Pan-Pot-Dish


Started with the Northern Hemisphere, ie. Ursa  Major, i.e. Big Bear/Dipper.

Northern Hemisphere(about 20percent of the are above the North pole, the Green Cross Hair Marks the Pole Star Polaris.