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M24 - The Little Star Cloud,
With Milky Way Starfield and
Dark Nebulae B92 & B93

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Object

The Little Star Cloud, Open Cluster (M24) with Milky Way starfield

and dark nebulae B92 and B93, in Sagittarius

  Telescope (Photo) Televue 85 Refractor @ F/7
  Telescope (Guiding) Meade LX200GPS 12" SCT @ f/6.3 (off-axis)
  Camera (Photo) Olympus OM-1
  Camera (Guiding) SBIG ST-4 (direct drive of guiding telescope)
  Exposure Detail

25 minutes; Fuji SuperHQ 200 film; processed in Photoshop CS

  Location Chiefland Astronomy Village, Florida  (N29.409, W82.860)
  Date 04/09/05