Part of the Large magellanic cloud

[RAC]

There is sooooooo much stuff in this thing!

15x5min subs + darks @ ISO800,

Modded 1000D @ -2 degC

Canon 400mm F5.6L @ f5.6

Celestron CGE mount.

Stacked in DSS and processed in PixIsight.

Full sized image here http://www.flickr.com/photos/46302893@N02/7958421186/sizes/o/in/photostream/

Part of the Large magellanic cloud by meg rac, on Flickr

[Gina]

Looks good

[Chris-A]

Great pic. So jealous of your Southern skies, you really do have the best of the deal !

[southernman]

Great pic!! I was observing that exact area at 4.30am today(9/9/2012) with my 10" dob. Your image has captured this area very well indeed.

[JamesF]

That looks lovely.

James

[RAC]

Great pic!! I was observing that exact area at 4.30am today(9/9/2012) with my 10" dob. Your image has captured this area very well indeed.

Yeah its an awesome bit of sky with so much going on in it.

[farunj]

Wow!! That's absolutely stunning!!

[LukeSkywatcher]

So jealous. I could observe that all night every night if i was down under (weather permitting). Its just stunning.

[Gina]

I don't think there's any lack of things to image in the northern hemisphere considering how little time our weather gives us to do anything!