The Head of a Scorpion

This photograph is centered on the head of Scorpius. The lower right corner shows part of the bulging center of
the Milky Way galaxy. A very color region of the sky, this image shows dark nebula, reflection nebula and dense
star clouds. The bright yellow orange star is Antares.

  • Canon 50mm f1.8 lens @f4
  • Kodak E200 film, 60 minutes pushed 1/2 stop
  • Piggy backed on an Astro-Physics AP1200GTO
  • Guided with an SBIG ST4 through a Mini Borg 60
  • 7 May 2005, Gila, New Mexico
  • Temp 42F, Relative Humidity 21%