Observation by Mazin Younis: Ptolemy Cluster in Scorpius

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Mazin Younis

Observer

Mazin Younis

Observed

2024 Aug 08 - 00:00

Uploaded

2024 Aug 09 - 23:45

Objects

Ptolemy's Cluster (M7)

Equipment

Sky-watcher Quattro 8 f/4
ASI 2600MC Duo

Exposure

24 x 300s

Location

Personal Remote Telescope - Morocco

Title

Ptolemy Cluster in Scorpius

About this image

In my teen years in southern Iraq, I used to admire this rich patch of stars near the "stinger" of Scorpius, when my small town was almost Bortle 2 (now 8). This is the first time I've captured it with a telescope from southern Morocco. The dark nebulae in the field add even more beauty to the scene.

Apparently, Messier 7 was used for first light image of the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) telescope on the Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft in 2006.

Files associated with this observation

Ptolemy_2Hrs_baa.jpg (1.9 MB)

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