• IC 4715 or Messier 24
    • M24 Star Window
  • IC 4715, M24, is sometimes considered an open cluster
  • in Sagittarius but it is actually a window through the
  • dust clouds in the Milky Way that allows us to see
  • stars from the far side of our galaxy.  NGC 6603,
  • a true open cluster, is also visible just above
  • and to the left of center.
  • Date:  2 August 2022
  • FOV:  approximately 165' × 110'; the angular size of M24 is about 120' × 60'
  • Telescope:  Stellarvue SVX102T + SFFR.74 reducer (535mm f/5.25)
  • Guiding:  ZWO ASI120MM mini mono guide camera,
  • Stellarvue F050G 50mm guide scope
  • Computer:  ASIair pro Raspberry Pi
  • Mount:  iOptron CEM40
  • Camera:  ZWO ASI071MC Pro Cooled (-10°C) Color CMOS with gain 90
  • Filter:  Baader Light Pollution Moonglow filter with IR cut
  • Stacking:  Thirty 240 second frames using Deep Sky Stacker
  • Total Time:  2 hours
  • Processing:  Pixinsight – SPCC, DBE, SPCC, BlurXT, NoiseXT, GHS + Sat, Scale
  • Location:  Darling Hill Observatory in Vesper, NY