# @milkywaychasers on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DKcxo8Fsczk
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32483887-milkywaychasers-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-06-03T19:01:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Milky Way Chasers (@milkywaychasers) — https://gondola.cc/milkywaychasers

## Caption

Tom Rae

REPOST: txmrae from fb.com/groups/milkywaychasers chosen by tracyleephotos

MWC Admin: tracyleephotos

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From Tom about this image:

SCORPION UNDER SCORPIUS

IG: https://www.instagram.com/txmrae/

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Illuminated by an ultraviolet light, scorpions actually glow a spectacular bright green due to fluorescent compounds in their exoskeleton - a biological trait that is still not fully understood. I took a UV light out into the desert to try and capture a scorpion underneath the Milky Way core and scorpius constellation, and I managed to get it on my first night out!

Scorpius is one of the oldest recognized constellations, recorded by ancient civilizations including the Greeks, who associated it with the myth of Orion. Its brightest star, Antares (circled) is 700 times larger than the sun and is a red supergiant often called the “heart of the scorpion”. The constellation’s curved tail really stands out when you are looking for it in the sky.

Always cool to show the connection between the real world and the night sky.

Category: Tracked / Focus Stack / Blended w/ Correct Foreground and Sky Alignment

Nikon Z7II Astromodified / iOptron Skyguider Pro
Focus Stacked Foreground / 2 Image Sky Panorama w/ H-Alpha

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