This frames the spectacular region of the southern Milky Way, indeed the southernmost portion of the Milky Way, through Crux (at left) and Carina (at
This frames the spectacular region of the southern Milky Way, indeed the southernmost portion of the Milky Way, through Crux (at left) and Carina (at right). Below Crux are the stars of Musca the Fly, framed to include the Dark Doodad nebula, the long streak of dark dust below the larger Coal Sack nebula beside the stars of Crux, the Southern Cross. The large bright Carina Nebula at right is surrounded by a variety of star clusters, including the blue Southern Pleiades, IC 2602, at lower right. At centre is the Running Chicken Nebula, IC 2944/48. This is a stack of just 6 x 2-minute exposures with the Canon RF28-70mm lens at 70mm and and the Canon Ra at ISO 800, on the MSM Nomad star tracker. Taken in March 2024 from Australia from the Mirrabook Cottage near Coonabarabran, NSW. A mild Soft Focus filter applied with Nik Collection Color EFX.
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Photo credit: © Alan Dyer / VWPics / Alamy / Afripics
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