Gamma Arietis, aka Mesarthim, a double star in Aries (below) with the star Sheratan (Beta Arietis) at top. The galaxy NGC 772 is at lower left. This is a stack of 4 x 4 minute exposures with the TMB 92mm apo refractor at f/4.4 with the 0.85x Borg field flattener/reducer and Canon 6D at ISO 800.
Grus Quartet of galaxies in Grus the crane. They are from left to right, east to west, NGC 7599, NGC 7590, NGC 7582 (largest and brightest) and NGC 7552 (farthest away from main trio). This is a stack of 5 x 12 minute exposures at ISO 800 with Canon 5D MkII and Astro-Physics 105mm Traveler apo refracrtor at f/5.8. Taken from Timor Cottage, Coonabarabran, NSW. Australia, December 11, 2012.
The Large Magellanic Cloud and Canopus, shot from Coonabarabran, Australia, December 13, 2012, with a 50mm Sigma lens at f/3.2 and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800 for a stack of 4 x 4 minute exposures. Some light haze added natural glows around the stars.
