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.
Crux (left) and Fale Cross (right) with Eta Carinae Nebula in between, in the southern Milky Way. Taken from Atacama Lodge near San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, March 14, 2010. Taken with modified Canon 5D MkII camera at ISO 800. Stack of 8 x 6 minute exposures with Sigma 50mm lens at f/4 plus stack of 4 x 6 minutes with Kenko Softon filter for star glows.