Southern Cross (Crux)
Date: September 9, 2010
Location: Parque Nacional La Campana, Chile
Constellation: Crux
Equipment: Piggybacked on Meade LXD55 mount
Camera: Canon EOS 20Da modified
Exposure: 1 light frame of 120 seconds, ISO 1600
Processing: Color balanced, and cropped using Photoshop.
The famous Southern Cross constellation of the southern hemisphere. The Coalsack Dark Nebula, the Miky Way and Rigel Kentaurus can be seen on this image.