Messier 23 in Sagittarius
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2022-06-04
Skywatcher Esprit 100 with original flattner (f=550 mm)
Skywatcher AZ-EQ6 GT
Luminance 20x4 min, R 10x4 min, G 9x4 min, B 10x4 min
03h 16min
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QHY 268m CMOS, Baader filters
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Object data Messier 23
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Open Star Cluster
27‘
Sgr
Messier 23 has about 150 members and is about 300 million years
old. The object is one of the six brightest open star clusters in the
constellation Sagittarius.
5.5 mag
2150 ly