M17 and M24 in Sagittarius

Updated : 10 October 2004.

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  • CCD : STL11000M ABG 1x1 binning
  • Exposure time : 30:30:30 min RGB (10 min individual exposures)
  • Date and Time : 17.08.2004
  • Instrument : Takahashi FSQ 106 f/5
  • Focal length : 530 mm
  • FWHM :
  • Filters : Astronomik LRGB filters
  • Image processing : average combine, darks, flat
  • Problems/comments : Further processing in Imageplus (RGB combine, DDP) and Photoshop (levels and curves). The FSQ field of view was just big enough to get both M17 and the bright starcloud M24 in the same view.

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