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The M24 Small Sagittarius Star Cloud, Steve Argereow
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The M24 Small Sagittarius Star Cloud

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The M24 Small Sagittarius Star Cloud, Steve Argereow
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The M24 Small Sagittarius Star Cloud

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Description

The Small Sagittarius Star Cloud is not a true deep sky object but results from a rare alignment between the Earth and the center of our galaxy. We would expect this region to be packed with interstellar dust, however by chance we are looking through a gap in the dust. As a result, many thousands of distant stars, clusters and nebula are visible that would otherwise be obscured. Spatially, M24 covers a volume up to 16,000 light-years deep.

Information Credits: Homefreestarcharts

Telescope:   Meade 6000 80mm  APO Refractor  f/6.0  (480mm Focal Length)
Meade X0.8 Reducer f/4.8  (385mm Focal Length)
Mount  IOptron CEM40
Camera ZWOASI2600MC-Pro  Temp -10C, Binning 1 x 1, Gain 100 Offset 50     

51 X 60 Second Exposures W/Optolong L-Ultimate (3nm) Filter  
38 X 90 Second Exposures W/Optolong L-Ultimate (3nm) Filter  
12 X 180 Second Exposures W/Optolong L-Ultimate (3nm) Filter    
20 Dark Frames/50 Flats
Total Integration Time:  2 Hours  24 Minutes

Stacked  with Deep Sky Stacker
Guiding PHD2
Processed with Astra Image
Photo taken from Seven Lakes, NC  Bortle 4.5

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