This section of the Milky Way takes in the centre of the Galaxy area in Scorpius and Sagittarius, with both constellations framed here. This is a stack of 4 x 6 minute exposures at f/4 with the 35mm Canon telephoto lens on the Canon 5D MKII. One exposure was taken thru a Kenko Softon filter to add the star glows. It was taken May 2, 2011 from Atacama Lodge in central Chile and is one segment from a 12-segment panorama along the Milky Way.
Sagittarius and Scorpius low on the southern and southeastern horizon, in early May 2013, from home from a latitude of 51° North. The Dark Horse outlined in dust lanes is near centre, a feature which includes the Pipe Nebula. This is a stack of 5 x 2.5 minute exposures at f/2.8 with the 50mm Sigma lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600.
Scorpius in the pre-dawn sky, March 15, 2013, from the Painted Pony Resort, New Mexico. This is a stack of 5 x 3 minute exposures at f/2.8 with the 35mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600, with the ground from one image, plus a stack of 2 exposures through the Kenko Softon filter for the star glows.
