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M24 - The Sagittarius Star Cloud
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Object The Sagittarius Star Cloud (M24), in Sagittarius
Telescope (Photo) Celestron 11" EdgeHD SCT OTA with Hyperstar @ f/2 on Losmandy G-11 Mount
Telescope (Guiding) Orion EON 80mm ED Refractor @ f/6.25 on Losmandy G11 Mount 
Camera (Photo) Canon 50Dh DSLR (Hutech Modified)
Camera (Guiding) Meade DSI III w/PHD Guiding
Exposure Detail Excluded-Average combination of 22 images at 30 seconds each, ISO3200; RAW file conversion, full calibration (bias, flat, dark, and flat dark), and initial image processing using ImagesPlus 3.82; final image processing using Photoshop CS3
Location Cincinnati Astronomical Society's Dark-Sky Site (Adams County, Ohio) (N38.876, W83.464)
Date 09/04/10