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Astrophotography by Mario Cogo |
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Astrophotography by Mario Cogo |
Great Sagittarius Star Cloud |
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Northern region of the Great Sagittarius Star Cloud close to the center of our galaxy. This rich starry field is formed from the oldest stars of the Milky Way. They are "cool" and yellow and are billions of years old. |
| - Date / Location : | 23/05/2001 from Roques de los Muchachos "La Palma" (Canary Island - Spain) |
| - Optics / Lens : | Astro-Physics Traveler 105mm f/6 EDFS with AP Field Flattener - Nikon F3 |
| - Mount / Guide : | Astro-Physics GE-600E GTO autoguided by SBIG ST4 |
| - Exposure / Film : | Composite of two 20-minute on un-hypered Kodak PJ400 Film |
| - Processing : | Film scanned at 2700 dpi with Nikon CoolScan LS30 scanner, enhanced with Adobe Photoshop 6.0 |
| - Note : | Dry climate , windy |
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