Somewhere near the centre of this frame approx 26 000 light years away you will find the
very centre of our Milky Way galaxy. Sagittarius A (or Sgr A) is a complex radio source
at the center of our galaxy. It is located in the sky on the border of the Sagittarius
and Scorpius constellations. It is hidden from view at optical wavelengths by large clouds
of cosmic dust in the spiral arms of the Milky Way.
AP152 F7.5 Starfire APO + FLI ProLine16803 CCD & CFW-5-7
RGB = 60 60 60min, Astronomik 50mm square filters
-30C chip temp, darks and flats (AstroHandy LightRing used for flats)
Focal Length: 1300mm
Image scale = 1.4"/pix
Guide Camera: Starlightxpress SXVH9