The Dark Emu of aboriginal sky lore rising out of the Tasman Sea, from the south cost of Victoria, Australia. From Cape Conran on the Gippsland Coast. Carina is just above centre, Crux, the Southern Cross is at centre, and Centaurus is below Crux. The False Cross is at top. This is a stack of 4 x 45-second exposures for the ground and one 45-second exposure for the sky, all with the 14mm Rokinon lens at f/2.5, and Canon 6D at ISO 3200.
Jupiter and the southern Milky Way rising over the Tasman Sea, at Cape Conran, on the Gippsland Coast in Victoria, Australia. The Southern Cross and Coal Sack are at top right, with the Pointers of Alpha and Beta Centauri below. The dark lanes in the Milky Way form the head and neck of the Dark Emu, here rising out of the ocean in the southeast. Jupiter is the bright object at left. The waves below Jupiter may be blue from bioluminesence. This is a stack of 4 x 40-second exposures for the ground, mean combined to smooth noise and further blur the water, and one 4-second exposure for the sky, all with the 14mm Rokinon lens at f/2.5 and Canon 6D at ISO 3200.
The western evening sky from the Gippsland Coast of Victoria, Australia on March 31, 2017. The latitude is 37° South. The location is the West Cape of Cape Conran, looking west to the waxing crescent Moon above the Pleiades and below the Hyades in Taurus. At centre is Orion, upside down compared to the northern hemisphere view. The bright star at top centre is Sirius in Canis Major. Procyon is at right. Mars is just above the clouds at lower left. The Milky Way runs vertically from Taurus (below) to Canis Major (at top). Several star clusters are visible along the Milky Way, including M41, M46, & M47. This is a stack of 8 15- and 30-second exposures, mean combined to smooth noise, for the ground, and one 15-second exposure for the sky. All at f/2.5 with the Rokinon 14mm lens wide open, and Canon 6D at ISO 3200. An additional 2-second exposure was blended in for the Earthlit Moon to prevent it from being overexposed too much. A Soft Glow effect from ADP Panel+ adds the softer effect to the ground.
