Canis Major and Sirius over the Sea

Taken from quite a dark night looking out over the Waterford Coast, 11th November. This is Canis Major rising over the sea, you could even see the reflection of Sirius on the water, a cool sight ! You can see the prominent messier clusters M41 under Sirius, along with M46 and M47 to the left. M93 is there also under M46 & M47, another rich area of the milkyway. The streak on the horizon is a ship passing by.

I've done little processing on this one as it represents what the sight was like, apart from a little high cloud at bottom. Canon 400D, 28mm 'L' lens at f3.5, 3 minute single exposure at ISO 800.
Keith..

fantastic shot keith . you make it seem easy

Lovely shot Keith, Great depth in it!!!!..... out in Annestown again?????

Do pop in for a cup of tea sometime you are down again.... Cherrymount!!

Keith.
Awesome shot.
Your a man after my own heart when it comes to this kind of stuff!
What do you use to track your shots?

Do pop in for a cup of tea sometime you are down again.... Cherrymount!!

Will Do !

What do you use to track your shots?

Frank, I just piggybacked the camera on my C8, that's all

Keith..

Wow... when the heck are we ever going to get an invite to pop down Keith?