Dark Doodad dark nebula with globular clusters 4372 (right) and 4833 (left) in Musca. Taken with Borg 77mm f/4 astrograph refractor and Hutech-modified Canon 5D for stack of 3 x 8 minute exposures at ISO 400. Taken from Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia, April 17, 2007.
NGC 4609 "Coaldust" Cluster (my name) in Crux and in Coal Sack with 4-inch Astro-Physics refractor at f/4.5 with compressor/field flattener and with APS-frame size Canon 20Da camera at ISO400 for stack of 4 x 8 minute exposures. Shot from Coonabarabran, Australia, March 24, 2007.
NGC 4755 Jewel Box Cluster near Coal Sack and with Mimosa (Beta Cruxis) and its red companion star in the field. With Astro-Physics 4-inch Traveler apo refractor at f/6 with Hutech-modified Canon 5D camera at ISO800 for 3 minutes. Stack of 4 exposures. Taken from Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia, July 2006.