The southern Milky Way from Vela (at right) to Centaurus (at left), with the False Cross at left, the trus Southern Cross at right of centre, and Alpha and Beta Centauri at left. The star cluster at lower right is NGC 2516. Omega Centauri is at upper left. The Coal Sack is left of the Southern Cross.
This is a stack of 3 x 3 minute exposures at f/2.8 with the 35mm Canon L-series prime lens, and filter-modified Canon 5D Mark II at ISO 800, plus an exposure taken through the Kenko Softon filter for the star glows. Taken from Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia, April 2014.
The Amazing Sky 