M24 Small Sagittarius Star Cloud

M24 Small Sagittarius Starcloud, with M17 Swan Nebula above and M23 open cluster at lower right. B92 is the prominent Dark nebula on right edge of starcloud. Field simulates a binocular field of view. Taken from San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, May 2011 using Canon 7D (unmodified) and Canon 135mm lens at f/2.8 for stack of 6 x 2 minute exposures (unguided on Kenko Sky Memo tracking platform) at ISO 1250.

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