M8/M20 Region Mosaic

Photo Details:

• Instrument: Orion 190mm Mak-Newtonian (1000mm)
• Filters: None
• Exposure: Mosaic of 6 Frames, 18 x 10mins per frame
• Camera: Orion StarShoot Pro
• Software: Images Plus, Photoshop CS5, Registar
• Location: Mountain Ranch, California, El. 2500ft (120d 30' 02" W & 38d 14' 01" N)
• Date: July/August 2011 - Total of 6 nights
• Comments: At the top of the image is open star cluster M21. The nebula in the lower left contains several catalog numbers including NGC6559, IC4684/85, IC1274/75, B91, B303.