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Scorpius (Wide Field)

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A fairly narrow view of the Milky Way, showing the constellation of Scorpius (including Antares the bright yellow/orange star).

Some nice dust lanes are clearly visible thorugh the Milky Way and spreading away from Antares.

Photographic prints of this image are available here.
Camera:Canon EOS 350D
Lens/Telescope:17 - 40mm F4 lens
Aperture:F4
Date:25th March 2006
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