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M22
Messier 22
or
M22
, also known as
NGC 6656
or the
Great Sagittarius Cluster
, is an elliptical
globular cluster
of
stars
in the
constellation
Sagittarius
, near the
Galactic bulge
region. It is one of the brightest globulars visible in the night sky.
Imaged in my Desert Astro observatory with a Planewave CDK17, Paramount MEII, ZWOASI2600 MC Pro Duo. Unguided for 45 min. on 8/24/25
. Processed with Pixinsight EZ Sui
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