1997 Southern Sky Astrophotography

Wide Angle Milky Way
(97SS75w)

The southern Milky Way rises above a reel hut on the shore of Lake Titicaca, Bolivia (12,000 feet).

Southern Sky & Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia)
16mm f/2.8 Nikkor Fish Eye, Fuji Super G 800 Plus, 30 minutes @ f/2.8
Photo ©1997 by Fred Espenak

S47 Tucanae
(97SS48w)

The bright globular cluster 47 Tucanae orbits the Milky Way Galaxy

Southern Sky & Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia)
300mm f/4 Nikkor, Fuji Super G 800 Plus, 25 minutes @ f/4
Photo ©1997 by Fred Espenak

Pipe Nebula and Alpha Sco
(97SS52+53w)

(photo caption)

Southern Sky & Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia)
105mm f/2.5 Nikkor, Fuji Super G 800 Plus, 12 minutes @ f/2.8
Photo ©1997 by Fred Espenak

Southern Sky Classic
(97SS70w)

This classic view of the southern Milky Way includes Centaurus, Crux (Southern Cross) and Carina.

Southern Sky & Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia)
50mm f/1.8 Nikkor, Fuji Super G 800 Plus, 12 minutes @ f2.8
Photo ©1997 by Fred Espenak

Magellanic Clouds
Rising Over Titicaca
(97SS82w)

The Magellanic Clouds appear like celestial apparitions as they rise in the glow of early twilight above Lake Titicaca.

Southern Sky & Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia)
35mm f/2 Nikkor, Fuji Super G 800 Plus, 4 minutes @ f/2
Photo ©1997 by Fred Espenak

Eta Carina Nebula - II
(97SS10w)

The remarkable nova and variable star Eta Carina is embedded in a huge glowing nebula of gas and dust which is visible to the naked eye.It lies at a distance of about 1200 parsecs (3800 light years).

Southern Sky & Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia)
AstroPhysics 105EDT (fl=620mm) f/5.9, Fuji Super G 800 Plus, 25 minutes @ f/5.9
Photo ©1997 by Fred Espenak

Small Magellanic Cloud
& 47 Tucanae
(97SS48w)

The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is a satellite galaxy of our own Milky Way. The bright globular cluster nearby is named 47 Tucanae. It also orbits the Milky Way Galaxy

Southern Sky & Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia)
300mm f/4 Nikkor, Fuji Super G 800 Plus, 25 minutes @ f/4
Photo ©1997 by Fred Espenak

Heart of the Galaxy
(97SS71w)

The center of the Milky Way Galaxy lies in western Sagittarius.

Southern Sky & Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia)
35mm f/2 Nikkor, Fuji Super G 800 Plus, 12 minutes @ f/2.8
Photo ©1997 by Fred Espenak

All Sky Milky Way - III
(97SS76w)

A 180º fish-eye lens captures the entire sky with the center of the Milky Way passing near the zenith. The bright star to the left is actually the planeet Jupiter.

Southern Sky & Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia)
8mm f/2,8 Nikkor Fisheye, Fuji Super G 800 Plus, 30 minutes @ f/2.8
Photo ©1997 by Fred Espenak