The Summertime Milkyway
	The heart of our galaxy seen to the south in the summer months.

	Dust Lanes in the Milkyway
	A slightly defocused image showing the dust lanes towards the center of the galaxy.

• Lens: Minolta 20 mm lens at f/2.8 piggybacked to 8" SCT
• Autoguider: Handguided
• Sky conditions: Typical summer haze and humidity
• Film: Fuji HG 800+
• Exposure: 10 minutes
• Date: 7-10-97

• Comments:

The curse of the midwestern states can be seen here in the form of skyglow from various sources and the clouds moving in from the west didn't help matters either in the first shot. The second image was shot at a later date using identical equipment and a Kodak Royal Gold 1000 emulsion with the camera lens set to f/4 for 5 minutes. The image was processed in Photoshop using a median cut to reduce the grain and de-accentuate the stars to emphasize the dust lanes and structure.