I had opportunity to Travel to South Africa and stay at Bateleur along with it charming owne Wouter.
I hope this dedicated gallery will speak for itself. Enjoy the beauty of the southern sky in those wide field pictures.
Namibia 2022
Milky Mosaic
Canon 6Dmod, Sigma A105mm, SkyGuider
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Vela SNR
Canon 6Dmod, Sigma A105mm, SkyGuider
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Pipe
Canon 6Dmod, Sigma A105mm, SkyGuider
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Scorpio and Rho Oph
Canon 6Dmod, Sigma A105mm, SkyGuider
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AAA2019,BBB2019
SMC
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 200mm/f3.5, HEQ5
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LMC
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 135mm/f3.5, HEQ5
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Darks below Doodad
Canon 6Dmod, Sigma A105mm, SWSA
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Darks around Pipe
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 200mm/f3.5, HEQ5
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Scutum Darks
Canon 6Dmod, Sigma A105mm, SWSA
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Norma
Canon 6Dmod, Sigma A105mm, SWSA
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Orion mosaic
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 135mm, HEQ5
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LMC
Canon 6Dmod, Sigma 105/f1.4 Art, SW Star Adventurer
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Aries LBN,LDN
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 200mm/f3.5, HEQ5
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False Cross
Canon 6Dmod, Sigma 105/f1.4 Art, SW Star Adventurer
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Jupiter and Pipe
Canon 6Dmod, Sigma 105/f1.4 Art, SW Star Adventurer
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Canis Major
Canon 6Dmod, Sigma 105/f1.4 Art, SW Star Adventurer
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IC 2118 Witch head
Canon 6Dmod, Canon L200mmF2.8, HEQ5
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NGC6124, Lupus
Canon 6Dmod, Canon L200mmF2.8, HEQ5
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SMC,LMC
Canon 6Dmod, Zaiss 135mm, HEQ5
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LBN917
Canon 6Dmod, Canon L200mmF2.8, HEQ5
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LBN917
Canon 6Dmod, Canon L200mmF2.8, HEQ5
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Corona Dust
Canon 6Dmod, Sigma 105/f1.4 Art, SW Star Adventurer
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LMC
Canon 6Dmod, Sigma 105/f1.4 Art, SW Star Adventurer
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LMC
Canon 6Dmod, Sigma 105/f1.4 Art, SW Star Adventurer
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Sirius to Seagull
Canon 6Dmod, Sigma 105/f1.4 Art, SW Star Adventurer
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Vela SNR
Canon 6Dmod, Sigma 105/f1.4 Art, SW Star Adventurer
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Great Rift
Canon 6Dmod, Sigma 105/f1.4 Art, SW Star Adventurer
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Great Rift
Canon 6Dmod, Sigma 105/f1.4 Art, SW Star Adventurer
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Illuminating the darkness
Canon 6Dmod, Sigma 105/f1.4 Art, HEQ5
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AAA2018
Darks - from Eagle to RhoOph
Canon 6Dmod, SigmaA 50mmF3.5, SkyTracker
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From Alpha to Eta
Canon 6Dmod, SigmaA 50mmF3.5, SkyTracker
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Maczuga :)
Canon 6Dmod, SigmaA 50mmF3.5, SkyTracker
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Lupus II-VII
Canon 6Dmod, Canon L200mmF2.8, iOptron SkyTracker
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Vela SNR wider perspective
Canon 6Dmod, SigmaA 50mmF3.5, SkyTracker
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AAA2017
Galaxy Centre + Saturn
Canon 6Dmod, SigmaA 50mmF3.5, SkyTracker
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NGC6188
Canon 6Dmod, Sigma Art 50mm/3.5, SkyTracker
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Pipe to Eagle
Canon 6Dmod, Sigma Art 50mm/3.5, SkyTracker
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Magellans
Canon 6Dmod, Sigma Art 50mm/3.2, SkyTracker
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Dust in the South
Canon 6Dmod, SigmaA 50mmF3.2, SkyTracker
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Scorpio The King
Canon 6Dmod, SigmaA 50mmF3.2, SkyTracker
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Red Dot Sh2-27
Canon 6Dmod, SigmaA 50mmF3.2, SkyTracker
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Tea Pot and Corona dust
Canon 6Dmod, Sigma 50mm Art F1.4, HEQ5
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3 Southern Crosses
Canon 6Dmod, SigmaA 50mmF3.2, SkyTracker
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Darks right to Scorpio
Canon 6Dmod, SigmaA 50mmF3.2, SkyTracker
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Darks left to Scorpio
Canon 6Dmod, SigmaA 50mmF3.2, SkyTracker
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AAA2016
RhoOPh plus BlueHH
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 135mmF2, HEQ5
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NGC6188
Canon 6Dmod, Canon L200mmF2.8, HEQ5
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Crux and Musca Mosaic
Canon 6Dmod, Canon L200mmF2.8, HEQ5
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Pipe!
Canon 6Dmod, Canon L200mmF2.8, HEQ5
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Famous (in North) M... nebulae chain
Canon 6Dmod, Canon L200mmF2.8, HEQ5
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False Comet
Canon 6Dmod, Canon L200mmF2.8, HEQ5
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Vela SNR
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 135mmF2, HEQ5
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Eta Carinae
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 200mmF2.8, HEQ5
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Blue horsehead nebula IC4592, IC4601
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 200mmF2.8, HEQ5
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Barnard 228
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 200mmF2.8, HEQ5
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From M8 to M16 - Paciorek chain ;)
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 135mmF2, HEQ5
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C2013X1 passing by Helix Nebula on June 4th 2016
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 200mmF2.8, HEQ5
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Small Magellanic Cloud
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 135mmF2, HEQ5
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Galaxyt center
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 50mmF1.4, SkyTracker
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Scorpio assisted by two planets: Saturn and Mars
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 50mmF1.4, SkyTracker
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AAA2015
Scorpio,Lupus and Norma dark nebulae
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 135mmF2, HEQ5
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Scutum constelation again
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 135mmF2, HEQ5
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Scorpio Forehead
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 135mmF2, HEQ5
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Scorpio Forehead
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 135mmF2, HEQ5
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Dust in Corona
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 135mmF2, HEQ5
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Tea pot asterizm
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 135mmF2, HEQ5
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From Crux to Dark Doodad
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 135mmF2, HEQ5
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Scorpio Sting
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 135mmF2, HEQ5
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Sothern Cross, sign of southern semiphere
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 135mmF2, HEQ5
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A rare view of almost entire Norma constallation
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 135mmF2, HEQ5
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The center of Centaurs, not very fancy region but has 3 interesting objects: a galaxy, a globular cluster and a nebula
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 135mmF2, HEQ5
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Wide field centered on the visible part of our Milky Way Center. Do we ever find what is really there :)
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 135mmF2, HEQ5
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Lookig up to north side I was tempted by bright cloud in Scutum constelation.
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 135mmF2, HEQ5
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Personally I consider it as most beautiful part of our sky for wide field astrophotography. When I saw it for very first time long long ago It was my dream to take a picture. Finally two conditions were met: spending wonderful night under southern stars and run dedicated setup with lenses
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 135mmF2, HEQ5
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Small southern constellation with 4 objects to be mentioned. 2 globular clusters NGC 4372 and 4833, open cluster NGC 4815 and naturally dark nebula named Dark Doodad.
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 135mmF2, HEQ5
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For canon photographers this is very challenging nebula. Large complex of SNR located in Vela constellation. This part of the sky was going down too quickly to take the frames it demand.
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 135mmF2, HEQ5
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First small mosaic ( 2 panels) - large wide filed really. I was asked to show specific region of the southern sky exposing 3 crosses: Southern, Diamond and False one. I must admit I was not aware about Diamond one till now.
Canon 5Dm2, Canon 50mmF1.8, SkyTracker, 2 panels
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This part of the sky was located at SSE and was going down very quickly after dusk. I guess this is lowest part I aimed during my stay there. I found it interesting to see part of the sky that is in theory visible at my home late spring but so low that never puprosly observed. Few nebulae and many star clusters obviously
Canon 6D mod, Canon 135mmF2, HEQ5 unguided
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LEss knows region. In most cases we concentrate on Coalsack and West towors Eta crinae, then Beta Centauri to East. Really short session. Need to come back to this reagion again.
Canon 6Dmod, Canon 135mmF2, HEQ5
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Very first picture taken during my expedition to Bateleur Natural Park in South Africa.
Well what else could it be ? :) Naturally Part of our Milky Way, part that is touching horizon at my home up to the North
Canon 5Dm2, Canon 50mmF1.8, SkyTracker
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This is "brother" of the first image presented in AAA2015. I moved the lens a little to aim next area around galaxy center. I was lucky to have whole Scorpio Constellation along with Saturn ( bottom left) .Simply another beautiful part of the sky with bright clouds of star
Canon 5Dm2, Canon 50mmF1.8, SkyTracker
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Closer look at asterism called False Cross. The False Cross is composed of Delta and Kappa Velorum, together with Epsilon and Iota Carinae.
Canon 5Dm2, Canon 135mmF2, HEQ5 unguided
