Milky Way

Above – Milky Way in Carina, Crux, Circinus and Centaurus. A region which is rich with stars and interesting objects.

Top right is the Eta Carina Nebula; just above the Coalsack dark nebula is the Southern Cross (Crux); and lower down are the two bright Pointer Stars. The bright object upper left is the globular cluster Omega Centauri. (2017-05-25)

 

2017-05-25 Milky Way Scorpius Region 4
 Milky Way Scorpius Region. The tail of the scorpion. Antares is the bright red supergiant star far left. (2017-05-25) 
2017-05-25 Milky Way Scorpius Region 3
Milky Way Scorpius Region –  a wider field. (2017-05-25).
2017-05-25 Milky Way Scorpius Region 2
2017-05-25: Milky Way Scorpius Region
2017-05-25 Milky Way Scorpius Region 1
2017-05-25 Milky Way Scorpius, Norma, Lupus Region. The Pointer stars Alpha Centauri (Rigil Kentaurus) and Beta Centauri (Hadar) are top right. (2017-05-25)

All images © R.Powell


 

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