Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Serpens (Ser)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6604
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Gum 85 and Gum 84. The road less travelled., DavidLJ
Gum 85 and Gum 84. The road less travelled.
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Gum 85 and Gum 84. The road less travelled.

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Gum 85 and Gum 84. The road less travelled., DavidLJ
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Gum 85 and Gum 84. The road less travelled.

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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A screenshot of the viewing laptop screen showing Gum 85 and 84 in the constellation Serpens. Although quite close to Messier 16 in the sky this area of emission nebulae is often overlooked. The nebulae are nowhere near as bright as M16 but are still within the grasp of a small unguided Newtonian and modern CMOS "video" camera. Of course the image quality bears no comparison with that of long exposure guided images but at least it allows viewers at public viewing sessions to follow the road less travelled.

4 x 4 minute exposures average stack.

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Gum 85 and Gum 84. The road less travelled., DavidLJ