Seth Lazar, Galactic Core, Gulaga, Rho Ophiuchi (August theme: Reflections)

Taken at 3 in the morning at Corunna Lake, near Narooma. I used a tracker for the sky, to keep the Milky Way in place. The breeze on the water caused the brighter stars to spill down in long lines in the reflections, in particular Antares, the bright one in the cluster of five above the horizon. Mother Gulaga watches over all, timeless, shimmering in the dark lake.

Images have been resized for web display, which may cause some loss of image quality. Note: Original high-resolution images are used for judging.