M24 - M17 Region 
Emission, dark, star clouds, etc.
Uploaded 11/16/24

 

            
Here is a wide field
            centered on M24, with M17 at the top and many faint background
            hydrogen clouds filling the frame. Hordes of dark nebula also
            can be seen, and both sides of M24 are bracketed by twin stars
            clusters M25 and M23.

            
Technical Data: Samyang
            135mm f/2 lens @ f/2.4, ASI2600 MC Pro, 1h total integration,
            Happy Jack, Az.

            
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Instrument:  Samnyang 135mm f/2 @ f/2.4
Mount:  Home Made GEM
Camera:  Color CMOS ASI2600 MC Pro
Guider: ASI mini  w/50mm piggyback refractor
Exposure:  65m ( 5 min subs)
Location:  Happy Jack, Arizona, Elevation:  7000 ft.
Sky:  Seeing FWHM = 2 arcsec , Transparency 9/10
Outside Temperature:  45 F

Image Processing Tools: 
Maxim DL6:  Calibration
PixInsight:  Alignment, Stacking, Star Removal
Photoshop CS2:  Curves, Color Correction, Cleanup

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