Crux area with Lambda Centauri (Running Chicken Nebula) nebulosity. Taken from Atacama Lodge, Chile, March 18, 2010, with modified Canon 5D MkII and Canon L-Series 135mm lens at f/2.8, for stack of 5 x 3 minute exposures at ISO 800 x 2 x 3 minutes with Kenko Softon filter
Southern Milky Way from Atacama Lodge, Chile (latitude 23° S) taken March 15/16, 2010. Taken witn Canon 5D MkII (modified) and Canon L-Series 35mm lens at f/4 for stack of 4 x 6 minute exposures, plus stack of 2 x 6 minute with Kenko Softon filter for star glows.
Area of southern Milky Way containing Eta Carinae, Crux and Alpha & Beta Centaurus, taken from Atacama Lodge, Chile, March 2010, with Canon 5D MkII (modified) and Sigma 50mm lens at f/4 for stack of 4 x 6 minute exposures at ISO 800 plus stack of 4 x 6 minutes with Kenko Softon filter for star glows.