Astrophotography Japan / Witch Head at Ubara (Episode 14)

On the cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, this is a night of astrophotography capturing the Witch Head nebula, and two other extremely low deep-sky-objects over the dark, dark ocean horizon (Omega Centauri globular cluster & Centaurus A galaxy). A local landmark bell tower marked the cliff-top site which brought me loud and silly entertainment. The clear Bortle class 4 skies of Chiba prefecture made for superb imaging. This remote area east of Tokyo is a favorite imaging location of mine despite the hiking challenge to access it on foot. 00:45. Introduction 01:54 Travel Map 03:11. Equipment Load (37kg) 04:45. Hotel to Imaging Site Hiking Trek 10:02. Astro-imaging Equipment Description 10:50. Polar alignment 12:20. Target 1: Witch Head Nebula (IC 2118 / NGC 1909) 14:25. JPASTROGUY image portfolio 15:28. Weather Forecast 16:15. Witch Head nebula image results 17:43. Target 2: Dolphin Head Nebula (Sh2-308) 22:30. Target 3: Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) 25:45. Milky Way photography 27:42. Target 4: Omega Centauri Globular Cluster (NGC 5139) 30:57. Target 5: Centaurus A Galaxy (NGC 5128) 34:41. Moonrise & Sunrise 36:00. Surfers on the Ubara Bay