Milky Way region of Sagittarius

This region of the Milky Way is rich with nebula and star clusters. Centered in this image is the
Lagoon Nebula and Trifid Nebula. The nebula in the upper left is known as the Omega Nebula
and also the Swan Nebula. See details of the photograph below.

  • Canon 135mm f2.5 lens @f4
  • Kodak E200 film, 60 minutes pushed 1/2 stop
  • Piggy backed on an Astro-Physics AP1200GTO
  • 6 May 2005, Gila, New Mexico
  • Temp 39 F, Relative Humidity 23%