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M24 Starcloud to M16 Eagle Nebula (Draco62 RMod).jpg
This is a framing of the rich starfield in Sagittarius and Serpens containing several prominent Messier objects and a wonderful mix of bright star clouds, glowing nebulas, and dark dust clouds in the Milky Way.
At bottom is the bright "Small Sagittarius Starcloud," aka Messier 24, bordered by the dark nebulas, the larger and very opaque B92 and the smaller B93 above it, and the red nebula IC 1284 below M24 embedded in a dark elbow-shaped lane of dust. Left of centre is the bright emission nebula Messier 17, aka the Swan or Omega Nebula. Below it is the star cluster Messier 18. At top is the nebula Messier 16, aka the Eagle Nebula. Above it is the small star cluster Trumpler 32. A faint patch of red nebulosity to the right of M17 at centre is Sharpless 2-44, aka Gum 77.
The white Starcloud contrasts with the starfields around it that are yellowed by interstellar dust.
The field of view is about 8.2° by 5.5°.
Technical:
This is a stack of 20 x 4-minute exposures with the Founder Optics Draco 62 astrograph with its f/3.9 Reducer, and the astro-modified Canon EOS R camera at ISO 800. No filter was employed here. On the Star Adventurer GTi mount autoguided with the MGEN3 autoguider. Taken at the Southern Alberta Star Party in the Cypress Hills. in September 2024.
At bottom is the bright "Small Sagittarius Starcloud," aka Messier 24, bordered by the dark nebulas, the larger and very opaque B92 and the smaller B93 above it, and the red nebula IC 1284 below M24 embedded in a dark elbow-shaped lane of dust. Left of centre is the bright emission nebula Messier 17, aka the Swan or Omega Nebula. Below it is the star cluster Messier 18. At top is the nebula Messier 16, aka the Eagle Nebula. Above it is the small star cluster Trumpler 32. A faint patch of red nebulosity to the right of M17 at centre is Sharpless 2-44, aka Gum 77.
The white Starcloud contrasts with the starfields around it that are yellowed by interstellar dust.
The field of view is about 8.2° by 5.5°.
Technical:
This is a stack of 20 x 4-minute exposures with the Founder Optics Draco 62 astrograph with its f/3.9 Reducer, and the astro-modified Canon EOS R camera at ISO 800. No filter was employed here. On the Star Adventurer GTi mount autoguided with the MGEN3 autoguider. Taken at the Southern Alberta Star Party in the Cypress Hills. in September 2024.
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