IC1284: Nebula in Sagittarius

The star cloud in the upper right part of this image is the lower portion of M24 (SEDS link).

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Photograph Information
Date	06.01.2006
Location	Flint Hills, KS
Telescope	AP130 @ f6
Camera	Canon 350D, Hutech modified type I
Exposure	Stack of 21, 6 minute exposures at ISO 800
Notes	59°F, 95%rh, good transparancy Initial RAW conversion, registration and stacking in IRIS. Additional adjustments in Photoshop CS2 Noise reduction in PixInsight LE 1.02 Reprocessed 2006.06.28