The Black Hole and
The Milky Way
Patch in Sagittarius
The Milky Way
Patch in Sagittarius
| The dark nebulas Barnard 92, the 'Black Hole' and Barnard 93, the 'Dark Comet' are visible in this image, along with M24, the 'Milky Way Patch' (also known as the 'Little Sagittarius Star Cloud' or 'Delle Caustiche'). Pluto is also in the field of view. The image center is RA 18.16.00 Dec -18.31.14. This is one of the initial images taken with this wide field setup, covering 70 x 105 arc minutes. Image acquisition date: June 17, 2010. Camera: SBIG STL11000M Filters: AstroDon L Camera control software: CCDSoft Guiding/adaptive optics: STL internal guiding chip. Camera temperature: -10C Image Acquisition Software: None Telescope: Astro-Physics 155EDF with 4" field flattener, 1178mm focal length (F7.6). Telescope control software: TheSkyX, PemproV2, Focusmax Mount: Astro-Physics 1200GTO Subexposures: Total exposure time: 1 hour Luminance: 20 x 3 minute unbinned. Image scale 1.57 arc sec per pixel Conditions: Humid, setting 40% moon. Low altitude (28 to 34 degrees). Processing: CCDStack2, Photoshop CS5. |
