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Vela to Centaurus with Crux & Carina (35mm 5DII).jpg
This is a framing of the most southerly portion of the Milky Way, from Vela (at right) to Centaurus (at left), with the False Cross at left, the true Southern Cross at left of centre, and Alpha and Beta Centauri at far left.
The star cluster at lower right is NGC 2516 below Avior in the False Cross. The great globular cluster Omega Centauri is at upper left. The Coal Sack dark nebula is left of the Southern Cross. The bright magenta Carina Nebula is at centre, surrounded by notable star clusters: NGC 3532 at the upper left of the nebula,and IC 2602 below the nebula.
Note the change in density and colour along the Milky Way, from the sparser but bluer Milky Way at right, the denser but dust-tinted yellow at left.
Technical:
This is a stack of 3 x 5 minute exposures at f/2.8 with the 35mm Canon L-series prime lens, and filter-modified Canon 5D Mark II at ISO 800, plus an exposure taken through the Kenko Softon filter for the star glows. Taken from Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia, April 2014. Reprocessed in 2025.
The star cluster at lower right is NGC 2516 below Avior in the False Cross. The great globular cluster Omega Centauri is at upper left. The Coal Sack dark nebula is left of the Southern Cross. The bright magenta Carina Nebula is at centre, surrounded by notable star clusters: NGC 3532 at the upper left of the nebula,and IC 2602 below the nebula.
Note the change in density and colour along the Milky Way, from the sparser but bluer Milky Way at right, the denser but dust-tinted yellow at left.
Technical:
This is a stack of 3 x 5 minute exposures at f/2.8 with the 35mm Canon L-series prime lens, and filter-modified Canon 5D Mark II at ISO 800, plus an exposure taken through the Kenko Softon filter for the star glows. Taken from Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia, April 2014. Reprocessed in 2025.
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- © 2014 Alan Dyer
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