<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Amazing Sky]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://amazingsky.net]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Alan Dyer]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://amazingsky.net/author/amazingsky/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[The Magnificent Milky&nbsp;Way]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://amazingsky.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/sagittarius-scorpius-over-adobe-house-35mm-5dii-copy.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1951" data-permalink="https://amazingsky.net/2013/03/16/the-magnificent-milky-way/sagittarius-scorpius-over-adobe-house-35mm-5dii/" data-orig-file="https://amazingsky.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/sagittarius-scorpius-over-adobe-house-35mm-5dii-copy.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Alan Dyer&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Sagittarius and Scorpius in the pre-dawn sky, March 15, 2013, from the Painted Pony Resort, New Mexico. This is a stack of 5 x 4 minute exposures at f\/2.8 with the 35mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600, with the ground from one image, plus a stack of 2 exposures through the Kenko Softon filter for the star glows.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1363320460&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\u00a9 2013 Alan Dyer&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;240&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Sagittarius &amp; Scorpius Over Adobe House (35mm 5DII)&quot;}" data-image-title="Sagittarius &amp;amp; Scorpius Over Adobe House (35mm 5DII)" data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;Sagittarius and Scorpius in the pre-dawn sky, March 15, 2013, from the Painted Pony Resort, New Mexico. This is a stack of 5 x 4 minute exposures at f/2.8 with the 35mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600, with the ground from one image, plus a stack of 2 exposures through the Kenko Softon filter for the star glows.&lt;/p&gt;
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<p><em><span style="color:#c0c0c0;">What an amazing area of sky – the centre of the Galaxy hovering over the Earth below.</span></em></p>
<p>This was the scene two mornings ago, on our last clear night in New Mexico. This is what&#8217;s in the morning sky now and in the evening sky later in July and August. This is the area around Scorpius and Sagittarius and their rich star clouds toward the centre of the Milky Way.</p>
<p>It looks like a scene from an alien planet. But it&#8217;s here on Earth, gazing thousands of lights years toward the galactic core.</p>
<p>Enjoy!</p>
<p>– Alan, March 16, 2013 / © 2013 Alan Dyer</p>
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