Hi all. I took this shot of one section of the milky way last night and was curious to work out what the main color (nebula?) is in the shot. I tried to find something in stellarium but I can't seem to find it.
Also please feel free to tell me how I may be able to improve these two images, as it's an area of photography that I'm very new to. Taken with a 7D and 135L shot at F2 30 shots 3 seconds each at ISO 3200 then stacked via deepskystacker. I did learn that 3 seconds is too long as the stars are quite streaky when viewed at 100%
I did my best shot so far of Orion nebula too last night, but I'm still trying to get as much out as I can before I post it.
Here is the southern cross. I notice a brown center or rather is it falloff around the edges? Am I right to suggest white balance is off with that brown tinge? The 135 just fits the crux in btw. I live in a medium size regional area and there was a bit of light pollution as I did this fairly early on in the evening. Once again any tips to bring out more in this shot would be very appreciated. Should I darken it to emphasize the crux better?





