#nebula #IC1284 in Sagittarius. Image with Sharpstar 140 refractor and ZWO ASI6200MC camera. 120 x 300s exposure last week.
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A breathtaking image of Messier 24, the Small Sagittarius Star Cloud, a window in interstellar dust revealing thousands of stars in the Sagittarius arm of our Milky Way galaxy. The vibrant colors highlight the contrasting regions of dense star fields and dark nebulae, with the reddish emission nebula IC 1284 prominent near the top. This telescopic view showcases a vast expanse of our galaxy, spanning over 4 degrees or the width of 8 full moons.

Astronomy Picture from 29/06/2018

Messier 24: Sagittarius Star Cloud

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180629.html


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