Sagittarius and Scorpius in diagonal framing, with Milky Way from Ara to Serpens. Taken with 50mm Sigma lens at f/4 and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800 for stack of just 2 frames each at 6 minutes. Cloud prevented more exposures. Taken from Atacama Lodge, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.
The spectacular area of the southern Milky Way from the Eta Carinae Nebula at right, to the Southern Cross at centre, and the twin stars of Alpha and Beta Centauri, the Pointers, at left. Omega Centauri is at top left; and the Dark Doodad dark nebula is at bottom centre. The Coal Sack is to the left of the Southern Cross, Crux. This is a stack of 4 x 6 minute exposures at f/4 with the 50mm Sigma lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800. A stack of 2 x 6 minute exposures was added in taken through the Kenko Softon filter to add the star glows. Taken from Atacama Lodge, Chile, May 2011.
The constellations of Puppis and Vela in the southern Milky Way, plus the large Gum Nebula. This is panorama of two images, each a stack of 4 x 6 minute exposures at f/4 with the Sigma 50mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800, plus 2 x 6 minutes with Kenko Softon filter for star glows. Taken from Atacama Lodge near San Pedro de Atacama in Chile, May, 2011.
