Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scutum (Sct)  ·  Contains:  10.97  ·  5 Astraea  ·  B102  ·  B311  ·  B312  ·  B313  ·  B94  ·  B95  ·  B96  ·  B97  ·  Checkmark Nebula  ·  Eagle Nebula  ·  IC 1287  ·  IC 4701  ·  IC 4703  ·  Lobster Nebula  ·  M 16  ·  M 17  ·  M 18  ·  NGC 6596  ·  NGC 6604  ·  NGC 6605  ·  NGC 6611  ·  NGC 6618  ·  NGC 6625  ·  NGC 6631  ·  NGC 6639  ·  NGC 6645  ·  NGC 6647  ·  NGC 6649  ·  And 43 more.
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Messier 16, Messier 17 & friends - 2x3 mosaic, Markus Blauensteiner
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Messier 16, Messier 17 & friends - 2x3 mosaic

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Messier 16, Messier 17 & friends - 2x3 mosaic, Markus Blauensteiner
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Messier 16, Messier 17 & friends - 2x3 mosaic

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M 16 and 17 are very popular objects in the summer Milky Way. They are surrounded by a large number of open star clusters and dark nebulae. 
I wanted to fit many of these different objects into one image, so I decided to make a mosaic. It became 2x3 parts, each part with 42x5 min exposure time.
The assembly of the parts of the mosaic was done perfectly by APP.

6 x (42x5) min = 21 h exposure time

Image taken at my remote observatory in the south of France, 
System Control Software: Voyager by Leonardo Orazi

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