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Messier 23 Cluster in Sagittarius
M23 in Sagittarius (APO120 Ra).jpg
This is the large and bright open star cluster Messier 23 (aka NGC 6494) in Sagittarius, set in a field with starclouds and dark dust lanes. There is a matching image of Messier 25 as well taken the same night with the same gear.
Technical:
This is a stack of just 8 x 2-minute exposures with the Askar APO120 refractor at f/5.6 with the 0.8x Reducer and the Canon Ra at ISO 1600. Taken in October 2024 from the Quailway Cottage in southeast Arizona with the field low in the southwest.
Technical:
This is a stack of just 8 x 2-minute exposures with the Askar APO120 refractor at f/5.6 with the 0.8x Reducer and the Canon Ra at ISO 1600. Taken in October 2024 from the Quailway Cottage in southeast Arizona with the field low in the southwest.
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