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This field showcases the sparkling globular cluster NGC 6723 in Sagittarius, along with some pf the dusty reflection
nebulosity of the popular imaging target usually referred to as the Corona Australis Nebula Complex, an extensive
dusty comet like trail of molecular dust, in the southern constellation of Corona Australis.
Orion Optics UK AG12 F3.8
Starlightxpress TRIUS PRO-814 Midi Combi PRO Blue Edition incl. CFW & OAG unit
FLI Atlas Focuser
LRGB = 145, 60 60 60min total 5.5hrs
Astronomik Deep-Sky LRGB filters
-20C chip temp, flats used but no dark frames.
Focal length 1120mm
Image scale 0.68"/pix
Guide Camera: Starlightxpress Lodestar PRO
Comments
All data collected on 18 August 2025, in good seeing**
**NB: No drizzle guide, upscaling, Blur Exterminator or other AI based sharpening, was used on this
data, this is the native 0.68"/pix image scale, using just traditional Richardson Lucy deconvolution.
Seeing (FWHM) quality at Eagleview:
Excellent: <1.6"
Good: 1.6" - 1.9"
Acceptable: 2.0" - 2.3"
Poor: >2.3"
Most common FWHM value: 1.6"/1.7"
Taken from Eagleview Observatory:
https://pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/eagleview_observatory
Equipment setup:
https://pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/173097781/original
Some links to equipment used to take this image:
Sidereal Trading
https://www.siderealtrading.com.au/
StarlightXpress CCD Cameras and imaging equipment
http://www.sxccd.com/products
Finger Lakes Instrumentation CCD cameras:
http://www.flicamera.com/
Gerd Neumann and Astronomik filters:
http://www.astronomik.com/en/home
http://www.gerdneumann.net/
MSB Software & Astroart Camera control and Image processing software
http://www.msb-astroart.com/
Copyright Michael Sidonio 2024
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