The southern Milky Way rising in the east, December 2012, from Timor Cottage, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. At left is Sirius and Canis Major, at centre Puppis and Vela, and above centre is Canopus and the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Carina Nebula area is at lower right. The Southern Cross is just rising above the trees and clouds. This is a single 60 ssecond exposure with the Canon 60Da and 10-22mm lens at f/3.5 and ISO 3200.
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