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NGC 6755 and NGC 6756 in Aquila

 

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Scope: FSQ-106N refractor  at f/5, Location: Laguna Mountains, CA   15 July 2012  Camera: Artemis285

Exposure: 14 x 3 min  (1x1 bin) exposure with UV/IR block, 8 x 1.5 min (2x2 bin) RGB exposures.

Processing: Data Collection -  Artemis Capture (as FITs).  Calibrated, stacked (Sigma Combine), LRGB channel registration, equalization, central gradient removal - Astroart.  Curves, Levels, LRGB combine and finishing  - Photoshop. This image is a straightforward LRGB combine with Luminance layering.     Final Image size is approximately 1800 x 1350.

North is to the left in this image. This image shows two star clusters, NGC 6755 and NGC 6756 in the constellation of Aquila. They are located in a region where the Milky Way background stars are fairly dense. There is some reddening of these cluster due to intervening galactic dust. The larger cluster toward the lower right is NGC 6755; NGC6756 is the smaller cluster. NGC 6755 is about 4,700 light years distant from Earth while NGC 6756 is about 4,900 light years distant from Earth.   Horizontal FOV is 60'

Image center is approximately - Equatorial 2000: RA: 19h 07m 58s Dec: +04°25'31"

 

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