The Barred Core of the Milky Way

[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by Placidus

Superb!

Antares and the pipe nebula are so prominent, so salient. The irregular stripe of dust across the galactic plane evokes a mouth with gnashing teeth. Safer out here, far away from the core.

One suspects that most spiral galaxies have such detail also, but we cannae see it.

Thanks M & T. Yes I can that shape you are referring to. The Milky Way is an object of endless fascination.

Greg.

[codemonkey (Lee)]

Nice one Greg! Lovely colours and contrast.

[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by codemonkey

Nice one Greg! Lovely colours and contrast.

Thanks Lee. It turned out better than I expected. I plan to do a wider one next time plus I learnt that its best to focus this lens using a corner star as there is plenty of sharpness in the centre that can compromise a bit.

Greg.