Sagittarius and Scorpius in the pre-dawn sky, March 15, 2013, from the Painted Pony Resort, New Mexico. This is a stack of 5 x 4 minute exposures at f/2.8 with the 35mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600, with the ground from one image, plus a stack of 2 exposures through the Kenko Softon filter for the star glows.
Orion, Canis Major & Monoceros, taken from the Painted Pony Resort in New Mexico, March 14, 2013. A stack of 5 x 6 minute exposures at f/3.2 with the 35mm Canon L-series lens and 5D MkII at ISO 800, plus a layer of 2 x 4 minutes with the Kenko Softon filter for the star glows. M46, M47 and M41 clusters all visible at left and lower centre.
The summer Milky Way and centre of the Galaxy area in Scorpius and Sagittarius rising above the adobe lodges at the Painted Pony Resort in southwest New Mexico, March 14, 2013. This is a stack of 5 x 3.5 minute exposures at f/2.8 with the 24mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600, plus a layer of two exposures taken through the Softon filter for the star glows.