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The Details |
|
Object |
The Sagittarius Gas Cloud |
Optics |
Takahashi FCT-76 at f/4.5 |
Platform |
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO |
Camera |
SBIG ST-10XME |
Filters |
Custom Scientific 3nm Hydrogen-Alpha |
Date |
25 July 2005 |
Location |
Mount Wilson Observatory - Mount Wilson, CA |
Exposure |
Ha 9 x 1200 sec 1x1 bin |
Software |
Maxim DL/CCD, Registar, CCDSharp, Photoshop CS |
| Orientation | Field of View: 02°28’ x 01°39’ centered on RA 18h05m19.7s DEC -23 °57’57” (2000.0). North angle 17.08 °; east 90° CCW from north |
| Notes | Looking in the direction of the Milky Way's center, vast numbers of stars as well as immense clouds of obscuring dust and hydrogen gas create a paradise for astro-imagers. The above image contains a great number of cataloged objects; too many to describe in this limited space. Click on this Sagittarius Gas Cloud Map link to see the catalog designations of these deep sky objects. |
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