Hazy Crux and Musca by Graeme Quinn

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Hazy Crux and Musca

The Southern Cross with Musca to the right and parts of Centaurus above. Imaged through thin haze.
Includes the Coalsack and the "Dark Doodad."

Canon 6D
70-200 f/2.8L lens at 100mm f/4
ISO 1600
25 two minute exposures with Astro-Trac.
Processed in LightRoom, CCDStack, Photoshop.

Taken from Clayton Bay, South Australia 10 January 2016

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Guest		13-Jan-2016 16:46
Lovely pic. We don't seem to see much of the Southern Cross in astronomy images, yet it is probably one of the prettiest areas of the sky. I wish we could see it here up in the Northern Hemisphere!

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