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Messier 4  and NGC 6144 Star Clusters
Antares, Messier 4 and NGC 6144 in Scorpius
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Object:
Antares, Messier 4  and NGC 6144 in Scorpius
Notes:
A beautiful trio in Scorpius composed by Antares, the brightest star in Scorpius, followed by the larger globular cluster M4 and NGC6144, the smaller one.  All this surrounded with yellowish gas and dust from a near nebula.
Date:
July 2009
Location:
El Colorado, Cochiguaz
Telescope:
Televue NP101is and 0.8x Televue reducer
Mount:
Astro-Physics AP900GTO
Camera:
SBIG ST 2000XM
Exposure Time:
R:G:B  30:30:30 mins through Astrodon  Tru-Balance filters
 
 
       
 
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