Ptolemy's Cluster

Ptolemy's Cluster
Located near the tail of the Scorpio constellation, it is also known as Messier 7 and NGC 6475.
It is a bright cluster of about 100 stars located between 800 and 980 light-years away from Earth.
About 200 million years old, it has a dimension of about 25 light years.
In the image you can see, in addition to the Ptolemy cluster, the Butterfly Cluster, the Lagoon Nebula,
as well as the stars Lesath, Shaula, Girtab, Iota1 Scorpii, Iota2 Scorpii and Sargas; all from the Scorpio constellation;
Between the Lagoon Nebula and the Butterfly Cluster lies the center of the Milky Way, with the large Black Hole Sagittarius A*.

Location: -19,874--43,993 - Belo Horizonte, MG - Brazil
Date-Time: 06-26-2021 - 22h 12m
Bortle Scale: 9
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T5 - Modified
Sensor: APS-C, CMOS 18 Megapixel
Lens: Canon EFS 18-55mm (using - 55mm)
Setting: 5", f5.6, ISO 3200
Total frames: 11
Dark frames: 10
Total exposure time: 55"
Edition: Siril, PhotoScapeXPro and GIMP 2.10
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