Antares Region & M4 Dust & Nebulae, Scorpius

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AP 105EDF f6 AP 1200GTO SBIG STL-11000 SBIG ST10XME/RCOS OAG

June & July 2008. Cave Creek Canyon Observatory, Arizona Sky Village

Equipment: Telescope: Mount: Camera: Guider:

Filters: - Luminance (Astrodon) 24x10 mins      = 240 mins - Red (Astrodon) 20x10 mins                    = 200 mins - Green (Astrodon) 18x10 mins                = 180 mins - Blue (Astrodon) 20x10 mins                   = 200 mins   Total Exposure Time =  13h 40m

Details: Data Imaged remotely over 7 nights (Jun 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 30 & Jly 4). Globular Clusters M4 & NGC 6144 are surrounded by dust, emission & reflection nebulae in an area dominated by the bright star Antares

© 2008, David A. Churchill

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