The rich region in the tail of Scorpius with star clusters, nebulas and Milky Way starclouds. The area contains the bright star clusters Messier 6 (at top left) and Messier 7 (at bottom left but lost in the star fields). M6 is the Butterfly Cluster, and M7 is Ptolemy’s Cluster. The bright stars at lower right are Shaula and Lesath in the tail of Scorpius. The nebulas at right are NGC 6357 (top) and NGC 6334 (bottom), aka the Cat’s Paw Nebula. This is a stack of 5 x 2-minute exposures with the 200mm lens at f/2.8 and filter-modified Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600. Tracked on the AP 400 mount, unguided. From Tibuc Gardens Cottage.
M6 and M7 area, field oriented equatorially, with Hutech-modified Canon 5D camera with 135mm f/2 Canon L lens at f/3.2 for 4 minutes each at ISO400. Stack of 4 exposures, averaged stacked. Taken from Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia, July 2006.
M6 and M7 area, field oriented along Milky Way, with Hutech-modified Canon 5D camera with 135mm f/2 Canon L lens at f/2.8 for 3 minutes at ISO400. Single exposure. Taken from Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia, July 2006.
