A closeup of the most interesting region of the SMC, the Small Magellanic Cloud, showing the prominent emission nebula NGC 346 (above centre) and nearby clusters, gthe globular NGC 330 below and the open clusters NGC 371 (with associated cyan nebulosity) and NGC 395 (also with pink nebulosity) above. This is a stack of 8 x 10 minute exposures at ISO 640 with Canon 5D MkII and 105mm Astro-Physics Traveler apo refractor. However, several exposures had cloud through some of the time and so were not fully exposed for the full 10 minutes. I kept the system tracking thru out regardless. Taken from Timor Cottage, Cooonabarabran, Australia, December 10, 2012.
Small Magellanic Cloud with 135mm Canon L Telephoto at f/2.8 and Hutech-modified Canon 5D camera at ISO 400 for 4 minutes. Stack of four exposures. Sky conditions poor -- object low in June mornign sky. Gradient tints to sky. Shot from Queensland, Australia in June 2006.
The SMC, Small Magellanic Cloud, taken with 135mm telephoto lens for a field of view similar to binoculars. Taken from Timor Cottage, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia, Dec 5, 2012. This is a stack of 5 x 5 minute exposures, median combined (to eliminate some satellite trails) at f/2.8 with Canon L-series 135mm lens and the modified Canon 5D Mark II camera at ISO 800. Tracked on AP 400 equatorial mount.
