Algol Loc: Georgia

I actually posted this image several months ago when I was in Africa. Due to the limitations of the internet I had to drastically reduce the image in size.

This is a mosaic of two frames, each frame consists of 10 stacked exposures each one having an exposure time of 120 seconds. They were shot at f/5.6, with a Canon 60Da using a 70 - 300mm lens at 70mm. The stacking process was done using DeepSkyStacker which is a free program. The mosaic was created from the 10 stacked exposures of the eta Carinae nebula with the 10 stacked exposures of the Southern Cross using Adobe Photoshop Elements 9.0

The large dark region is known as the Coal Sack nebula. Just above it lies the rich galactic cluster known as the Jewel Box. Over to the right hand side lies the eta Carinae nebula, a reddish glowing cloud of hydrogen gas. Several other gas clouds can be seen in the center of the image and numerous clusters are found throughout the photo.

Eta Carinae Nebula with Southern Cross

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

OMG!

globetrekker Loc: Bend, OR

Stunning!

Algol Loc: Georgia

Thank you Douglass for the quote, lol.

Algol Loc: Georgia

And I thank you as well for the quote!

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

Thank you for sharing

Algol Loc: Georgia

I appreciate you looking at my photos.

satcomsta Loc: SoCal

One nicely done image, congratulations on such beauty.

Algol Loc: Georgia

Thank you satcomsta, I appreciate you looking at my images.

janko Loc: coastal Maine

Algol,
Adjectives pale when I view this shot!
Best regards,
Janko