2022-05-29: Scutum Star Cloud

This is the Scutum Star Cloud with NGC6705 (M11), NGC6694 (M26) and several other objects, including many dark nebulae. The image was taken from Buford Mountain Conservation Area on May 28, 2022.

The image was acquired with a Nikon D5300A modified camera, Nikkor 200 mm F/4 lens mounted on an Orion EQ1 mount having a motorized RA drive. Camera control was with BackyardNIKON.

The image is composed of 16 subframes of 45 second exposure at ISO-1600 and with long exposure noise reduction (dark subtraction), 16 darks and 16 bias frames. The total exposure time was 12 minutes. Processing was done in PixInsight.