An ultrawide-angle view of the Milky Way seen from the southern hemisphere, from Australia, March 21, 2014. This takes in most of the far southern Milky Way, from Orion at far right, to Canis Major, Puppis, Vela, and to Carina and Crux at far left. Jupiter is the bright object at upper right. Sirius and Canopus are right and left of centre. The Large Magellanic Cloud is at lower left. The vast Gum Nebula complex is at centre. This is a stack of 5 x 5 minute exposures at f/4 with the Canon 15mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1000. I shot this March 21, 2014 from the Warrumbungles Motel, Coonabarabra, NSW, Australia.
Southern Cross and Carina rising, December 2012, shot through some cloud which added glows around stars. This is a stack of 4 x 4 minute exposures with Sigma 50mm lens at f/3.2 and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800. Taken from Timor Cottage, Coonabarabran, Australia.
The southern sky Milky Way rising over Timor Cottage, Coonabarabran, Australia, December 2012. This is a single image with an untracked camera, the Canon 60Da at ISO 3200 and 10-22mm lens at f/4 for 90 seconds.