Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  M 7  ·  NGC 6475  ·  PK355-04.2  ·  Ptolemy cluster  ·  Ptolemy's Cluster
Messier 7, Jan Scheers
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Messier 7, sometimes known as the Ptolemy Cluster, is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Scorpius.

This image was acquired with the Planewave CDK24 telescope and FLI PL09000 CCD-camera from Telescope Live in El Sauce Observatory, Chile.

Total integration time 500 minutes
LRGB 12:12:13:13 subs of 600s with each filter.
FOV 32' x 32' (0.68"/px)

Processing with AstroPixelProcessor and Photoshop CC with AstroPanel Pro, Astronomy Tools, Topaz Sharpen AI & Franzis Denoise Projects 3 plug-ins.

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Messier 7, Jan Scheers