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M21 -- Webb's Cross

Object

Type

Open Cluster

Constellation

Sagittarius

Distance

3,930 light years

Magnitude

6.5

Size

14.0 arc-min

Image

Date

2013-05-08

Place

Texas Star Party

Exposure Data

RGB 30:30:30 mins @ -15C

R 6x5, G 6x5, B 6x5

Notes

All filters binned 1x1, Created Pseudo Luminance Layer from RGB

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N

Focal Length

530 mm @f/5.0

Mount

Takahashi NJP

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser

RoboFocus

Filters

CFW-10, Astrodon LRGB

Software

TheSkyX, CCDSoft, CCDAutopilot5, CCDStack2+, PhotoShop CS6, PixInsight, BlurXTerminator

Reprocessed on 02/05/2023