M24 - The Sagittarius Star Cloud
| Object |
The Sagittarius Star Cloud, (M24) with: - Milky Way starfield - open star cluster NGC6603 (slightly lower and left of center) - dark nebula B92 (near top and slightly left of center) - dark nebula B93 (slightly above and left of center) in Sagittarius |
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| 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 |
Combination of 22 images at 30 seconds each, ISO3200; RAW file conversion, full calibration (bias, flat, dark, and flat dark), and image processing using PixInsight 1.8.9 |
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| Location | Cincinnati Astronomical Society's Dark-Sky Site (Adams County, Ohio) (N38.876, W83.464 | |
| Date | 09/04/10 (reprocessed 08/02/2024) |