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Messier 24 |
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DESCRIPTION Many vast star fields in the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy are rich in clouds of stars, dust, and gas. First and foremost, visible in the above picture are millions of stars, many of which are similar to our Sun. Next huge filaments of dark interstellar dust run across the image and block the light from millions of more stars yet further across our Galaxy. On the top right of the image is the picturesque red emission nebula IC 1283 flanked by two blue reflection nebulas NGC 6589 and NGC 6590. These objects are visible with a small telescope toward the constellation of Sagittarius. (Source: APOD) Constellation: Sagittarius - Distance: 10,000 Light Years RA: -18 40 41 - DEC: 18 16 05 - Magnitude: n/a - Apparent Size: 233' x 155' |
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| Date Taken: 08.12.2004 Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106N F/5 Focuser: RoboFocus Camera: SBIG STL11000 Mount: Astro Physics AP900GTO Guider: Internal Guider Filter Set: SBIG LRGB |
L: 6 x 600 sec 1x1 R: 3 x 500 sec 1x1 G: 3 x 400 sec 1x1 B: 4 x 450 sec 1x1 Total Exposure Time: 135 Minutes (2.25 Hours) All data acquired using CCDAutoPilot 1.0. Integrations Dark and Flat frame subtracted in Maxim DL. Images batch registered using Registar. Lum data DDP stretched in StellaImage3. RGB color combigned in Maxim DL and DDP stretchd in StellaImage3. LRGB assembly, historgram adjustments, sharpending, and color balance using Photoshop CS. |
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