Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  IC 1283  ·  IC 1284  ·  IC 4715  ·  M 18  ·  M 24  ·  NGC 6554  ·  NGC 6613  ·  Small Sgr Star Cloud
M24 - The Small Sagittarius Star Cloud in HaLRGB, CrestwoodSky
M24 - The Small Sagittarius Star Cloud in HaLRGB
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M24 - The Small Sagittarius Star Cloud in HaLRGB

M24 - The Small Sagittarius Star Cloud in HaLRGB, CrestwoodSky
M24 - The Small Sagittarius Star Cloud in HaLRGB
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M24 - The Small Sagittarius Star Cloud in HaLRGB

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This image was taken over a single night in June 2024 with an ASI2600mm Pro through a Williams Optics Redcat 51 on an EQ6-R Pro mount.

The image comprises:

Ha:     14   x   180s
L:        10   x   120s
R:        10   x   120s
G:       10    x   120s
B:       10    x   120s

Total integration time was a mere two hours and two  minutes. The image was captured with APT, processed in Pixinsight, and tweaked in Photoshop.

I tried capturing this large, bright cloud of stars last year, but wasn't satisfied with the results. This year's effort, which included a small amount of Ha data to capture the wispy emission nebula that is manifest across the entire region of Sagittarius, proved more successful.  

A trio of emission and reflection nebulae (NGC 6590,  NGC 6589, and IC 1284-83), previously captured with the 80ED,  can be seen in the upper center of the image.

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