M24 - The Sagittarius Star Cloud

M24 is also known as The Sagittarius Star Cloud.  It part of the Sagittarius-Carina arms of the Milky Way.  It was discovered by English Astronomer John Herschel between 1825 and 1833.   M24 is located in the constellation Sagittarius at 18h 17m RA,  -18o 29m DEC.  It is about 10,000 Light Years from Earth, and has a visual magnitude of 2.5. The best time to observe M24 is late Summer.
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Freeport, IL  USA
5 August 2022
43m 59s
Sony A6400
1250
91 Sec
ES127 Triplet
952mm  f/7.5


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Pixinsight
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1 Session on August 5.  Used Darks and Flats.



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