The dark lanes of interstellar dust in Taurus known as the Taurus Dark Clouds, here in an image framing Taurus and Auriga, with some stars of Perseus at top. The area is filled wuth star clusters and nebulas, notably the California Nebula at top. This is a median-combined stack (to eliminate some satellite trails) of 7 exposures, each 2.5-minute at f/2.8 with the 35mm Canon lens and filter-modified Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600. Tracked on the Star Adventurer Mini, and shot from the Quailway Cottage in SE Arizona, December 15, 2017. Another exposure through the Kenko Softon A filter and blended in with Lighten mode adds the star glows accentuating the colours of the stars and the prominence of the bright stars.
Orion and Taurus over Timor Rock, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia, December 6, 2010. Haze in sky added fuzzy glow. Taken with Canon 5D MkII camera and 35mm lens at f/2.5 for 40 seconds at ISO3200.
Southern Milky Way from Vela to Carina area, with Canopus at bottom right, so covering much of Carina constellation, and showing Gum Nebula at right, False Cross at centre. Taken from Coonabarabran, NSW, March 2008 with Canon 20Da and Canon 24mm L series lens at f/2.8 for stack of 3 x 5 minute exposures at ISO400.
