Crux, Carina, Vela, LMC

Crux, Carina, Vela, LMC

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Date/Site: 30. January 2014, Astrofarm at the Hacienda los Andes, Chile
Exposure/
Filter
10 x 180 seconds
ISO 1600
Camera: Canon 6D, unmodified
Optics/
Instrument:
Canon EF 20mm f/1.8 at f/3.5
Piggyback on the AP175EDF, held by Manfrotto gearhead 410.
focusing by hand and Live View,
calibration and processing: PixInsight 1.8

Seldom the Canon was used with the widefield-lens. This shot was produced during the exposures for the Eta Carinae-nebula, a nice overview from the coalsack, the Southern Cross, Carina and Vela to the Large Magellanic Cloud. In the raw-frames the green airglow can be seen.

© Friedhelm Hübner, last revision:  09.12.2024