Scattered along the great dusty rifts of the Milky Way are bright red nebulae in a variety of shapes and sizes. Mostly consisting of hydrogen gas, these objects are glowing from the energy released by nearby stars into the depths of the gas cloud.

Technical Details:

• Subject:NGC 6334, NGC 6357, HII Regions in the Milky Way
• Instrument:Astro Physics 6" f/7.1 EDF Refractor
• Mounting:Astro Physics 900. QMD
• Exposure: single, 70 minute exposure
• Film: Kodak PPF 400 (unhypersensitized)
• Location:Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia
• Photographer(s): John Gleason & Steve Mandel

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Last updated: 07/08/99