#Southern Milky Way

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Riches of the Southern Milky Way

A wide field view of the spectacular Southern Milky Way and the barren South Celestial Pole.

Wide Field View Deep in the Southern sky, the South Celestial Polar region (to the left hand side of the image) is bereft of objects of interest to astronomers. It has no interesting constellations, nor any stars brighter than about magnitude 4.0. Polaris Australis, also known as Sigma Octans, is our barely visible “Pole Star” with an embarrassingly weak magnitude of +5.4. Image exposure:1 x…

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Aurora Australis & the Milky Way at Stirling Dam, Western Australia

Nikon d810a - 35mm - ISO 2500 - f/2.2 - 10 x 8 seconds

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The Turquoise Wonderland l Petr Horálek

l Soneva Jani Island, the Maldives l 14 Feb 2023

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The Milky Way Near the Southern Cross - May 3rd, 1996.

"This breathtaking patch of sky would be above you, were you to stand at the south pole of the Earth. Just above and to the right of the photograph's center are the four stars that mark the boundaries of the famous Southern Cross. At the top of this constellation, also known as "The Crux," is the orange star Gamma Crucis. The band of stars, dust, and gas crossing the middle of the photograph is part of our Milky Way galaxy. In the very center of the photograph is the dark Coal Sack Nebula, and the bright nebula on the far right is the Eta Carina Nebula. The Southern Cross is so famous a constellation that it is depicted on the Australian National Flag."

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The Milky Way in the night sky above the desert in Southern Israel

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“Explosions Of The Sky”

Taiari Beach, Otago, New Zealand.

By Kavan Chay

Northern Lights Photographer of the Year

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Crux and Carina at Nambung, Western Australia by Trevor Dobson

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Stars of the southern hemisphere with the Southern Cross just above the horizon

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This photo was taken during a special flight dedicated to chasing the Aurora Australis above the Southern Ocean. When the Milky Way entered the same frame as the Aurora Australis, it was the best light show of the year for me. South Australia.

Photograph: Jiayuan Liang

The Australian Geographic Nature Photographer Of The Year 2023

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