Pictures of the Milky Way Galaxy by Dick Locke, May 2004, Davis Mountains, TX.

Check out the detail in the dark dustlanes, especially in the lower right part of this photograph.
All these images look towards the center of our Milky Way Galaxy, generally towards Scorpius, the scorpion, and Sagittarius. Davis Mountains, TX, May 17, 2004 Photo by Dick LockeNikon F2 camera, Nikon 55mm f2.8 Lens @f2.8, Kodak PJ 400 film, piggyback, STV auto guider, Losmandy GM-11, Negative Scan, Nikon Coolscan IV ED, Processed in Photoshop

Winter Milky Way Pictures Here
Other Pictures from the Davis Mountains are here
Check below for some real colorful images of the Spring/Summer Milky Way area at your choice of sizes. I'm not happy with the color balance on most of those right now.
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A Visual Index to all the cool objects around M8 and M20 is here.
Astronomy Pictures: Dick Locke's Astrophoto Gateway page....
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