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Astrophotography by Mario Cogo |
Scutum Star Cloud |
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Rich star field centered on the border of Scutum and Aquila constellation also known as the Scutum Star Cloud. M11 the Wild Duck Cluster is just visible near the center. |
- Date / Location : | 26/05/2001 from Roques de los Muchachos "La Palma" (Canary Island - Spain) |
- Optics / Lens : | Nikkor 180mm f/2.8 AF-ED working at f/4 - Nikon FM2 |
- Mount / Guide : | Astro-Physics GE-600E GTO autoguided by SBIG ST4 |
- Exposure / Film : | Single 6-Minute with Diffuser filter on un-hypered Kodak PJ400 Film |
- Processing : | Film scanned at 2700 dpi with Nikon CoolScan LS30 scanner, enhanced with Photoshop 6.0 |
- Note : | Dry climate, windy |
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