NGC 1566; the Spanish Dancer Galaxy; in Dorado. Other galaxies in the field are NGC 1549 (below right) and NGC 1553 (below that galaxy). Little edge-on is IC 2058. Pair of galaxies at left are NGC 1596 and NGC 1602. This is a stack of 4 x 10 minute exposures at ISO 800 with Canon 5D Mark II and Astro-Physics 105mm Traveler apo refractor at f/5.8. Taken from Timor Cottage, Coonabarabra, NSW, Australia, December 11, 2012.
The Tarantula Nebula area, NGC 2070, of the Large Magellanic CLoud, LMC. Numerous other nebulas and clusters in this field! This is a stack of 5 x 12 minute exposures at ISO 640 with the Canon 5D MkII and 105mm Astro-Physics Traveler at f/5.6 with 6x7 field flattener. Shot December 10, 2012 from Timor Cottage at Coonabarabran, Australia
