The area of the Sagittarius Starcloud, near the centre of the Galaxy, which is at right just above the red nebula, Gum 70. The small star cluster in the middle of the Sagittarius Starcloud is NGC 6520 and the dark nebula beside it B86. The small cluster at lower right is NGC 6451. This is a single 8-minute exposure at f/4.3 with the Borg 77mm astrograph, and Canon 5D Mark II at ISO 800. Clouds rolled in before I could take more frames for stacking.
The Sagittarius Starcloud toward the Galactic Centre, with the Lagoon and Trifid Nebulas at top. The field of view simulates a binocular field, though the long exposure brings out far more than the eye can see. The small dark nebula at centre is B86 next to the small star cluster NGC 6520. The nebulas at top are M8 and M20. 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.
