Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  Extremely wide field
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M24, M16, M17, and M18 WIDEFIELD REGION, Drew Evans
M24, M16, M17, and M18 WIDEFIELD REGION
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M24, M16, M17, and M18 WIDEFIELD REGION

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M24, M16, M17, and M18 WIDEFIELD REGION, Drew Evans
M24, M16, M17, and M18 WIDEFIELD REGION
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M24, M16, M17, and M18 WIDEFIELD REGION

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A widefield image of M24, M16, M17, and M18 (a dense region of stars, interstellar dust clouds, and dark nebulae, reflection nebulae and emission nebulae). It is best observed during summer low on the southern horizon in the northern hemisphere.

This image was taken over the span of 2 evenings, totaling just over 5 hours of data acquisition.

OTA: Askar FMA180 Pro (40mm f/4.5, 180mm focal length)
Mount: ZWO AM5
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
Gain: 100
Cooling Temperature: -10 degrees celsius

Filters:
L 30s x 181 = 1.67 hrs
R 60s x 77 = 1.28 hrs
G 60s x 70 = 1.17 hrs
B 60s x 70 = 1.17 hrs
5.3 hours hours total acquisition time

Auto-guiding: ZWO ASI174MM Mini and ZWO OAG-L
Auto-focusing: ZWO EAF
Control: ZWO ASIAIR Pro

Calibrated in Astro Pixel Processor with flats, darks and dark flats. Processed in Pixinsight and Lightroom.

Location: Bortle Class 2 skies outside Flagstaff, Arizona

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M24, M16, M17, and M18 WIDEFIELD REGION, Drew Evans