The open star cluster M7 in Scorpius. Also in the field is globular cluster NGC 6453.
Photographer - Rick Steiner
Settings/Equipment - Astrophysics Traveller refractor (610mm fl, f/5.8); manually guided using a single-axis drive Super Polaris mount; 16 min exposure on Kodak Royal Gold 1000.
Location, Date and Time - 21 June, 1998, 0922 UT; Anza, California
Other Information - Taken under excellent seeing conditions (8/10).
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