The constellation of Centaurus and its dark lanes in the southern Milky Way, plus Alpha and Beta Centauri at right, and Omega Centauri at upper right. The Norma Starcloud, and nebulosity on Ara are at left, plus tail of Scorpius at extreme left. This is 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.
Centre of the Galaxy overhead, with Hutech-modified Canon 5D camera with 35mm f/1.4 Canon L lens set at f/4 for 6 minutes each at ISO400. Stack of 4 exposures, averaged stacked. Taken from Queensland, Australia, June 2006.
Norma-Centaurus area to Sagittarius, diagonal orientation. Taken with Hutech-modified Canon 5D camera, at ISO400 and 35mm f/1.4 Canon L lens stoped to f/4, for six minutes. Stack of four exposures. Taken from Queensland, Australia, June 2006.