Auriga, taken Jan 1, 2008 from home, with Canon 20Da and 35mm L-series lens at f/2.8 and ISO 400 for 2.5 minutes. Stack of 5 exposures. Mars is at bottom centre.
A deep exposure of Auriga with Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800 and 50mm Sigma lens at f/2.8 for 5 x 4 minute exposures, plus 3 x 4min exposures with Kenko soft filter for star glows. Note the lanes of dark nebulosity
The constellation of Auriga as well as southern Gemini, showing the 4 Messier star clusters: M36, M37, M38 in Auriga and M35 in Gemini. Taken from home with the Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800 and Sigma 50mm lens at f/4 for a stack of 5 x 6 minute exposures, plus a stack of 2 x 6 minutes with the Kenko Softon filter.