Observation by Mazin Younis: The Great Sagittarius Cluster

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Mazin Younis

Observer

Mazin Younis

Observed

2026 Jul 11 - 15:34

Uploaded

2026 Jul 11 - 15:37

Objects

The Sagittarius Cluster (M22)

Equipment

PlaneWave CDK20
ASI 2600MC Duo

Exposure

300s x 20

Location

King's Academy - Jordan

Title

The Great Sagittarius Cluster

About this image

M22 is one of the brightest and nearest globular clusters in summer sky, located in Sagittarius about 10,600 light-years from Earth.

Containing hundreds of thousands of ancient stars, it is estimated to be over 12 billion years old. Its rich stellar population and large apparent size makes it one of the finest globular clusters for visual observation and astrophotography.

Files associated with this observation

N22_1HR_final.jpg (2.7 MB)

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