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Alpha Centauri to Crux Mosaic (135mm 5DII).jpg
A panorama mosaic from Alpha Centauri (at left) to Alpha Cruxis (at right) and the stars of the Southern Cross, Crux. Alpha and Beta Centauri are together called The Pointers because they point to the true Cross, to distinguish from the False Cross farther to the west. The dark Coal Sack nebula is to the left of the Southern Cross. The field contains several star clusters, including the Jewel Box, NGC 4755, to the left of Beta Cruxis
Technical:
This is a two-panel mosaic, each panel being a stack of 4 x 3-minute exposures with the 135mm telephoto lens at f/2.8 and filter-modified Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600. Two other exposures taken through the Kenko Softon A filter were layered in to add the star glows, plus a mild Orton effect added with Luminar Neo. Tracked on the AP 400 mount. Taken April 13, 2016 from Tibuc Cottage, Australia.
The original is 9,200 by 3,400 pixels. Re-processed in 2024 and 2025.
Technical:
This is a two-panel mosaic, each panel being a stack of 4 x 3-minute exposures with the 135mm telephoto lens at f/2.8 and filter-modified Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600. Two other exposures taken through the Kenko Softon A filter were layered in to add the star glows, plus a mild Orton effect added with Luminar Neo. Tracked on the AP 400 mount. Taken April 13, 2016 from Tibuc Cottage, Australia.
The original is 9,200 by 3,400 pixels. Re-processed in 2024 and 2025.
- Copyright
- © 2016 Alan Dyer
- Image Size
- 9224x3390 / 37.5MB
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- Contained in galleries
- Star Clusters, NGC/IC Objects, Stars, Nebulas

