Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  IC 4715  ·  M 24  ·  NGC 6603  ·  Small Sgr Star Cloud
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Messier 24 - Sagittarius Star Cloud - APOD 2022/04/07, 



    
        

            Gabriel R. Santos (grsotnas)
Messier 24 - Sagittarius Star Cloud - APOD 2022/04/07
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Messier 24 - Sagittarius Star Cloud - APOD 2022/04/07

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Messier 24 - Sagittarius Star Cloud - APOD 2022/04/07, 



    
        

            Gabriel R. Santos (grsotnas)
Messier 24 - Sagittarius Star Cloud - APOD 2022/04/07
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Messier 24 - Sagittarius Star Cloud - APOD 2022/04/07

Acquisition details

Dates:
July 30, 2021 ·  July 31, 2021 ·  Aug. 10, 2021
Frames:
57×240(3h 48′) ISO1600
Integration:
3h 48′
Darks:
25
Flats:
25
Bias:
50
Avg. Moon age:
15.07 days
Avg. Moon phase:
38.33%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale:
3.33
Mean SQM:
21.50
Temperature:
5.00

RA center: 18h16m48s.5

DEC center: -18°2349

Pixel scale: 2.692 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 359.648 degrees

Field radius: 1.626 degrees

Resolution: 3600x2442

File size: 11.9 MB

Data source: Traveller

Description

My first image of this beautiful colorful field in the centre of the Milky Way. The contrast of the old yellow partially-unresolved stars of the Milky Way, the dark clouds of dust, and the bright young blue stars which ionize the surrounding red gas is stunning. I was pleased with the amount of Ha gas I was able to capture, despite using a pure broadband colour approach (no narrowband data, on a modded DSLR).

Some of the frames were shot in one of the coldest nights of the year on my location, with ambient temperatures near or slightly below freezing 0C: the DSLR sensor, despite being uncooled, averaged at just +8C. The image is part of a series of targets shot during the (southern) winter season, which are currently in my processing queue. Expect some hopefully nice new images in the near future [I am excited about a couple of them myself] ;)

Constructive criticism, comments and suggestions are more than welcome in the comments section! 

Dates: 30, 31 July; 10 Aug 2021
Location: My Observatory, MG, Brazil. Rural Skies (Bortle 3, calculated SQM ~21.6)
Camera: Canon EOS 6D (mod) at ISO 1600
Optics: 150/750mm ATM Newtonian Telescope (optics by Sandro Coletti) + TS-Optics MaxField 2" Coma Corrector
Mount: Sky-Watcher HEQ5, tracking, guiding
Exposure Detail: 57x240s. Total integration 3.8h. 
Acquisition software: NINA, PHD2, EQMOD, MyFocuserPro
Processing software: APP, PI, PS

Contact me: gabrielrsantos99 [@] gmail . com

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