Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  M 22  ·  NGC 6656  ·  The star 24 Sgr  ·  The star 25 Sgr
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M22 from Central Queensland ,Bortle 1, Wes Smith
M22 from Central Queensland ,Bortle 1
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M22 from Central Queensland ,Bortle 1

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M22 from Central Queensland ,Bortle 1, Wes Smith
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M22 from Central Queensland ,Bortle 1

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Taking advantage of a quick project whilst waiting for Northern Deep sky wonders to peek above the horizon at Westhill Blackall  ,M22 was a perfect choice . A stunning area through the  20mm Nagler eye piece ,my goal has always been to match or better the eyeball experience.I may have achieved that here** although there is nothing quiet like a DSO's actual photons hitting your retina ,right**!
M22 has an extensive discovery history stretching back to 1665. If you live in the Northern Hemisphere you would say it's one  of the best globular clusters . Southerners not so much as we are blessed with the likes  of the Queen of the globulars  47 Tucanae and the King Omega Centauri 😮.
  15 sec subs were chosen due to zero light pollution giving a decent signal score so that the core would not blow out. I really enjoyed taking this one. Nothing went wrong 😄. Awe and wonder folks

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M22 from Central Queensland ,Bortle 1, Wes Smith