Scutum Star Cloud (200mm)

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This part of Milky Way in the constellation of Scutum seems very bright because of the dark nebulae of the Milky way that envelope it. At the center of the Star Cloud there is the M11 Open Cluster. In this image there are also M26 and NGC 6664, both open clusters.
 

Technical Data
Optics	Photographical objective
Focal Lenght	200 mm
Focal Ratio	f/5,6
Exposure Time	15 min exposure
Film	Kodak E200
Developement sensibility	200 ISO
Location	Pian dell'Armà (PV, on the Appenninus, Italy) at 1400m
Date and time of exposure start	11 september 1999, 21.20 UT
Mount	Kenko
Tracking	ST4
Notes	It was developed at only 200 ISO instead of 640, even if I recommend it to the photo lab... Digitalized with the Epson Filmscan200 film scanner.

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