Norma


30 minutes exposure, Kodak Ektachrome 400 film. 50mm f/2.8 lens.

This photograph shows the Milky Way between Centaurus and Norma. It contains a wide range of objects of all types including, many beautiful open clusters, bright globular clusters, numerous planetary nebula, several large and bright emission nebulae, and several large dark nebulae. Many of these objects are visible in the photograph.

Number Name R.A. Dec
1 beta centauri 14 03.8 -60 22
2 alpha centauri 14 39.6 -60 50
3 NGC 6067 16 13.2 -54 11 Image
4 NGC 6188 16 41.2 -48 45 Image
5 NGC 5822 15 05.1 -54 19 Image
6 NGC 6397 17 40.7 -53 40 Image


30 minutes exposure, Kodak Ektachrome 400 film. 50mm f/2.8 lens.

Below the Milky Way are the constellations (from right) Triangulum Australae, Ara, and Telescopium.


40 minutes exposure, Fuji Super HG II 400 film. 50mm f/2 Nikkormat lens.


30 minutes exposure, Ektachrome 200 slide film.
85mm f/2 Canon lens.


5 minutes exposure. Canon 350D DSLR camera 55mm f/5.6 lens.