Sirius (at top), the brightest star in the sky, and Canopus (above the trees), the scond brightest star in the sky, as seen from southern New Mexico. From a latitude of +33° Canopus just clears the tops of the trees. This is a stack of 2 x 2 minute exposures with the 35mm lens at f/2.8 and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600.
The southern Milky Way from Canis Major to Carina, including Puppis and Vela and the large Gum Nebula complex, an interstellar bubble blown by stellar winds. Sirius at at right and Canopus at lower left. The open cluster NGC 251t6 is at far left. M41 cluster is left of Sirius. This is a stack of 4 x 2 minute exposures at f/2.8 with the 35mm Canon L-series prime lens and filter-modified Canon 5D Mark II at ISO 1600. A pair of stacked exposures taken through the Kenko Softon filter added the star glows. Taken from near Coonabarabran, Australia, April 2014.
Southern Milky Way rising from Timor Cottage, near Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia, December 12, 2010. Taken with Canon 7D camera and 15mm lens at f/2.8, for 40 seconds at ISO 3200.
