Messier 23 (NGC 6494) – VdS Remote Hakos – Tak
As a member of the VdS remote observatory group, I have the opportunity to use the VdS remote observatory in Hakos, Namibia. You are allowed to process your own data obtained there as well as the data of other users.
In this case I use my own data for the result.
The result shows the open star cluster Messier 23 located in the constellation Sagittarius. Data calibration and registration and the final processing was done with PixInsight.
In the image you can find several nebulae and two planetary nebulae.
The images were taken with the following equipment:
| Location | Hakos, Namibia |
| Telescope | Takahashi Epsilon-160ED |
| Focal length [mm] | 535 |
| Focal ratio | 3.3 |
| Mount | 10Micron GM3000 |
| Camera | Lacerta DeepSkyPro2600c |
| Filter | Clear |
| Exposure time [min] | 354 |
| Resolution | 1.45″/px |
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