Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  13 Sgr)  ·  Al Thalimain  ·  Alnam (μ Sgr  ·  Checkmark Nebula  ·  IC 1283  ·  IC 1284  ·  IC 4701  ·  IC 4715  ·  Lobster Nebula  ·  M 17  ·  M 18  ·  M 24  ·  NGC 6554  ·  NGC 6561  ·  NGC 6568  ·  NGC 6596  ·  NGC 6605  ·  NGC 6613  ·  NGC 6618  ·  Small Sgr Star Cloud  ·  Swan Nebula  ·  The star 14 Sgr  ·  The star 15 Sgr  ·  The star 16 Sgr  ·  The star 17 Sgr  ·  The star 21 Sgr  ·  The star Polis  ·  omega Nebula
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M17 and M24 in Sagittarius, seigell
M17 and M24 in Sagittarius
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M17 and M24 in Sagittarius

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Another early Summer MilkyWay Sagittarius region Widefield Image, taken at the TAAA Dark Site in SE AZ on 4/13/13. This image includes the Swan Nebula (M17) and the Small Sagittarius Star Cloud (the latter is Naked-Eye visible under dark skies, while the former only comes out for binoculars or a small telescope).

Scope: Nikon Nikkor-P 180mm F/2.8 AI Lens

Mount: CG5

Guide: None

Camera: Canon 60D

Capture: Magic Lantern Intervalometer

Process: DSS, ACDSeePro6

M24 60D 180mm 130413 11x60s 800ISO 26xDarks28xFlats 17xDarkFlats 27xBias DSS 1b

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M17 and M24 in Sagittarius, seigell