M8-M20 area from Namibia (Luigi Fontana)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr) · Contains: 11 Sgr · 4 Sgr · 7 Sgr · 9 Sgr · B296 · B302 · B303 · B85 · B88 · B89 · B91 · IC 1274 · IC 1275 · IC 4684 · IC 4685 · Lagoon Nebula · M 20 · M 21 · M 8 · NGC 6514 · NGC 6523 · NGC 6526 · NGC 6530 · NGC 6531 · NGC 6544 · NGC 6546 · NGC 6559 · PK006+00.1 · PK006-02.1 · PK006-03.1 · And 14 more.

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M8-M20 area from Namibia

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***** ENG: from my 2019 expedition in Namibia. The M8-M20 area with double tube technique. Luminance comes from the FSQ106 with SBIG11000, used with Ha filter. Color is from my Canon 60D Baader with 100-400 IS II @ roughly 250 mm. Data "fusion", as always, by the great Edoardo Radice. 16x1200s frames in Ha, 57x600s frames in color (in 2 nights). Guide provided by a rented 50/200 littel guider, with my Lodestar.

SQM 22,0 and more, Bortle 1 - yes, this is the regular sky at Tivoli!

***** ITA: dalla mia missione "Namibia 2019". La zona di M8 e M20 ripresa con Takahashi FSQ106 con SBIG11000 (in Ha) e Canon 60D Baader con tele Canon 100-400 IS II a circa 250 mm di focale. La fusione dei dati colore è del solito bravissimo Edoardo Radice. 16 frame da 20' per l'Halfa, 57 frame da 10' per il colore. Guida con un piccolo 50/200 affittato e la mia Lodestar.

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RA (center)	18h07m18s.17
RA (top/left)	17h58m34s.96
RA (top/right)	18h15m21s.43
RA (bottom/right)	18h16m11s.13
RA (bottom/left)	17h59m05s.20

Dec (center)	-23°43′32″.6
Dec (top/left)	-22°32′05″.9
Dec (top/right)	-22°18′26″.9
Dec (bottom/right)	-24°53′13″.6
Dec (bottom/left)	-25°07′04″.3

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