M6 and M7 Area in Tail of Scorpius

M6 and M7 (left of frame) and area off the tail of Scorpius, in a telephoto lens shot that simulates a binocular field of view. Taken from San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, May 2011, with Canon 7D (unmodified) and Canon 135mm telephoto lens at f/2.8 for stack of 6 x 2 minute exposures (unguided on Kenko Sky Memo tracker) at ISO 1250. Stinger stars of Scorpius’s tail at right.

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