This is a framing of the rich starfield in northern Sagittarius to southern Serpens that contains the bright Messier 24 star cloud at bottom (aka the
This is a framing of the rich starfield in northern Sagittarius to southern Serpens that contains the bright Messier 24 star cloud at bottom (aka the Small Sagittarius Starcloud), the emission nebula Messier 17 aka the Swan or Omega Nebula at centre, and Messier 16 or Eagle Nebula at top. The small star cluster Messier 18 is below M17. So there are four Messier objects in the field - and lots more! The small but rich star cluster NGC 6603 is embedded in M24. The cluster Trumpler 32 is obvious above M16. The emission and reflection nebula complex of IC 1284 and NGC 6595 is below M24. The distinct dark nebulas Barnard 92 and B93 (top) are on the upper edge of M24. The dim patch of red nebulosity above M24 and below M17 is Sharpless 2-44. The separate patch of nebulosity to the right of M17 is IC 4706. This is a stack of 10 x 6-minute exposures with the Sharpstar 61EDPH III refractor at and the filter-modified Canon R at ISO 800 on the Astro-Physics 600E mount autoguided with the MGEN III guider. No filter employed other than a UV/IR Cut filter. Taken from home at latitude 51° N on a very clear night with good transparency to allow shooting this field low in the south. The field of view is about ° by 5°.
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Photo credit: © Alan Dyer / VWPics / Alamy / Afripics
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