Nomra and Ara, field oriented along Milky Way, with Hutech-modified Canon 5D camera with 135mm f/2 Canon L lens at f/4 for 6 minutes each at ISO400. Stack of 2 exposures, averaged stacked. Taken from Queensland, Australia, June 2006.
Norma Star Cloud (right) with NGC 6067 star cluster and Ara Star Cloud with NGC 6188 nebula, taken from Atacama Lodge, Chile, March 2010, with Canon 5D MkII (modified) and Canon L-series 135mm lens at f/2.8 for stack of 5 x 4 minute exposures at ISO 800. Focus a tad soft.
The starcloud, or bright part of the Milky Way, in Norma, with the bright star cluster NGC 6067 at its heart. The field simulates a binocular field. This is a stack of 5 x 2-minute exposures with the 200mm lens at f/2.8 and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600. Tracked on the AP 400 mount but not guided. Taken from Tibuc Gardens Cottage,