Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  M 22  ·  NGC 6656  ·  The star 24Sgr
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A quick visit to M22, Guillermo (Guy) Yanez
A quick visit to M22
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A quick visit to M22, Guillermo (Guy) Yanez
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Guillermo Yanez (C)

M22 globular cluster in Sagittarius

CLS/Ha/CLS/OIII

20 minutes exposure in each channel (Ha/CLS/OIII)

2020/07/15

Lo Barnechea, Chile

Bortle 7 skies, seeing 4/5, transparency 2/5

Televue NP101is

SBIG ST8300M + Astronomik NB filters

Losmandy GM8

A very quick visit to M22 before my first attempt on NGC6822 and the clouds would further increase the veil on the sky (unusually high brightness from city lights reflecting on high alt. clouds). This is one of the finest globular cluster in the sky. NGC5139, 47 Tucanae or NGC362 may outperform this one in terms of Wow effect but it still ranks top 5 in brightness and majestuosity. Well yes, the top 5 are all in the southern hemisphere. Nonetheless, M13 may very well find its way into the list.

Get some binoculars, search for the teapot cap in Sagittarius, then move slightly east and you will find it easily as it stands out from the background and is easy to find using the asterism.

Oh and star 24 sgr looks red/orange. I just can't believe I could render the true color in narrowband!

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