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Many vast star fields in the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy are rich in clouds of dust, and gas. First and foremost, visible in the above picture are millions of stars, many of which are similar to our Sun. Next huge filaments of dark interstellar dust run across the image and block the light from millions of more stars yet further across our Galaxy. The bright red region on the bottom is part of the Omega Nebula, an emission nebula of mostly hot hydrogen gas also known as M17. The long bright streak of stars just on the center is M24. On the top of the image is the picturesque red emission nebula IC 1283 flanked by two blue reflection nebulas NGC 6589 and NGC 6590. These objects are visible with a small telescope toward the constellation of Sagittarius. [Text adapted from APOD]



Optics: Takahashi FSQ-106EDXIII F/3.6 383mm. - APO Refractor
Mount: AP Mach1 GTO
Camera: Canon 5D MkII - Baader Mod
Filters: OSC
Guiding Systems: Tecnosky 60/228 Guide Scope- SX Lodestar
Dates/Times: 19-20 June 2015
Location: Pragelato - Turin - Italy
Exposure Detailse: OSC => 96 = > (24x4) ISO 1600 [num x minutes]
Cooling Details: Ambient 13°C
Acquisition: Maxim DL, Voyager
Processing: PixInsight, PS CS5
Mean FWHM: 2.98
SQM-L: 21.22
NOTE First Automate DSLR Image from Voyager SW.