The Dark Doodad Nebula in Musca, with the globular cluster NGC 4372 at the southern end, and the globular NGC 4833 at top end and to the east of it. This telephoto lens shot simulates the field of binoculars. This was with the Canon 7D and 135mm lens for stack of 5 x 2 minute exposures at f/2.8 and ISO 1250.
The Dark Doodad dark nebula in Musca in the southern sky, in a telephoto lens shot to simulate a binocular field of view. The globular clusters NGC 4372 (right) and NGC 4833 (left) are in the frame. This is a stack of 4 x 2-minute exposures at f/2.8 with the 200mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 2500.
The formation of dark lanes called the Dark Emu in Australian aboriginal sky lore, seen here in its entirety with it overhead in the April pre-dawn sky. The head is at right in Crux, as the Coal Sack, the body is around the Galactic Centre, the tail is at left in Scutum. Some airglow discolours the sky. This is a stack of 5 x 2.5-minute exposures with the 14mm Rokinon lens at f/2.8 and filter-modified Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600. On the iOptron Sky-Tracker. From Tibuc Gardens Cottage near Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia, Aoril 28, 2017.
