Hydrus the Water Snake

Hydrus

Hydrus, the water snake, was noted by Dutch navigators Pieter Dirszoon Keyser and
Frederick de Houtman who charted the southern skies between 1595 and 1597 on a
voyage to the East Indies. The constellation was introduced by Johann Bayer in his 1603
publication Uranometrica.

Lens : 50mm
Exposure : 20 Minutes. Diffuse filter used.
Film : Kodak Supra 400
Date : August 2003
Guiding : Vixen GPDX
Location : Kaituna, Masterton, New Zealand