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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 |  |  |