Michael A. Stecker
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Small Sagittarius Star Cloud (M24)
 cropped
 The Small Sagittarius Star Cloud (M24) is in the summer Milky Way not far from the Swan Nebula (M17). This is a joint project of James Foster and me using my Askar 103 APO triplet refractor focally reduced to f/4.
file: M24colASKARF4_253minEXP-1rbh-crsm.jpg
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Photographic Data
 Date:
August 9-10, 2024

 Telescope:
Askar 103 APO
103 mm (4-inch, f/6.8) triplet APO refractor with 0.6X focal reducer
Prime focal length: 700 mm
reduced focal length: 420 mm
reduced focal ratio: f/4

 imaging cameras:
ZWO ASI6200MC-Pro (color astrocamera)

 mount:
iOptron CEM60

exposure:
253 min (4,22-hors)
guiding:
SVBony 60 mm f/4 (FL= 240 mm) guide scope with ZWO ASI120MM-mini guide camera
 
processing
Aquired by James Foster with Maxim DL.  Stacked in ASI Studio.
Post-processed in Adobe Photoshop Elements by Michael Stecker.
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photographic site:
James Foster's observatory at Frazier Park California
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frazier_Park,_California
(Bortle 4 at 5,500 feet elevation)
 
 
 
Higher contrast version of M24

High contrast version of M24
file: M24-150minAskarF4-arbh1ccr-1sm.jpg
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Full frame photo from above for M17 and M24

Widefield view of M17 and M24 in Sagittarius
 M24colASKARF4_253minEXP-1rbhsm.jpg
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