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This image shows the heart of our Milky Way Galaxy in the area between
Scorpius and Sagittarius. The two bright stars at the bottom right
edge are the "stinger" of the scorpion. To the left of that is the
west half of the "teapot". There are eleven Messier objects in this
image including M7, M6, M28, M8, M20, M21, M24, M23, M18, M17and M16.
Date: 6/24/2006
Location:
Cheddar Ranch Observatory
Telescope: Canon 18-55mm Lens
Camera: Canon 20D
Mount: Meade LXD55
Exposure Count: 30 x 3 minute, total exposure, 90
minutes
Guiding: None
Post Processing:
ImagesPlus - Calibration, align, combine, digital
development
Photoshop CS2 - Color balance, curves
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