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            above the center in this image is the entire constellation of
            Scorpius. Can you find it? For most of us, the base of the Scorpions
            tail marks our more northerly horizons. But here, you can see
            the neck of the dark Emu extending downward past the Norma nebula
            and star clouds to Alpha and Beta Centauri at the bottom. The
            fuzzy patch on the lower right in the corner is Omega Centauri
            and at the top you can easily see the entire dark horse nebula.
            We took this one about halfway to our final destination, deep
            in the Outback of Australia last dark of the moon. It was even
            darker there.
Instrument:  Canon 17 - 40mm L @ 17mm
Platform:  Robotic Barn Door 
Camera:  Canon 10D @ ISO800
Exposure:  10m
Filters:  UV
Location:  East of Winton, Queensland, Australia
Elevation:  750 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  7/10, Transparency 7/10
Outside Temperature:  50F
Processing Tools:  Photoshop CS, Maxim DL, PixInsight, Pixmantec RAW
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