The Milky Way in Sagittarius (bottom) and Scorpius (left and top) including the Galactic Centre area at centre frame. ALong the Milky Way are numerous deep sky objects, from the False Comet area (NGC 6231) at right. Messier 6 and 7 star clusters in Scorpius to M8 and M20 in Sagittarius (left of centre) and M16 and M17 at left edge in Serpens. The Dark Horse lanes of dark dust reach from Ophiuchus up into Scorpius and Antares, the yellow star at top surrounded by blue and magenta nebulosity. Corona Australis is at bottom. This is a stack of 4 x 6 minute exposures at f/2.8 with the Canon 35mm L-Series prime lens at filter-modified Canon 5D Mark II at ISO 800, plus a stack of two shots, same exposures, taken through the Kenko Softon filter for the star glows. Taken from Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia, April 2014. Area was in the east with some sky gradients.
Sagittarius and Scorpius in the pre-dawn sky, March 15, 2013, from the Painted Pony Resort, New Mexico. This is a stack of 5 x 4 minute exposures at f/2.8 with the 35mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600, with the ground from one image, plus a stack of 2 exposures through the Kenko Softon filter for the star glows.
The centre of the Galaxy in Sagittarius and Scorpius rising above the southeast horizon, from New Mexico, at the Painted Pony Resort. This is a stack of 5 x 5 minute exposures with the 24mm lens at f/2.8 and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800. The landscape is from one exposure and shadow detail brought out. An additional image shot thru the Kenko Softon filter was layered in to add the star glows.
