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Scutum Starcloud (135mm Ra).jpg
This frames the bright Scutum Starcloud at centre and surrounding region of the Milky Way, with the bright starfields contrasting with the dark lanes and obscuring dust in this region of the Milky Way. The bright star cluster Messier 11, or the Wild Duck Cluster, is left of centre embedded in the Starcloud. The smaller star cluster M26 is below it. At bottom right, the star cluster set in a dark lane and above the blue star is NGC 6649. That blue star has a small reflection nebula around it, IC 1287.
The field is about 15° by 10°.
This is a stack of 7 x 2-minute exposures with the Canon RF135mm lens at f/2.2 and red-sensitive Canon Ra at ISO 800, on the Star Adventurer tracker but unguided. Taken from home on a very clear night, Sept 9/10, 2023. The lens was equipped with an URTH broadband light pollution reduction filter to help suppress sky glow and increase contrast.
The field is about 15° by 10°.
This is a stack of 7 x 2-minute exposures with the Canon RF135mm lens at f/2.2 and red-sensitive Canon Ra at ISO 800, on the Star Adventurer tracker but unguided. Taken from home on a very clear night, Sept 9/10, 2023. The lens was equipped with an URTH broadband light pollution reduction filter to help suppress sky glow and increase contrast.
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