Messier 25 - Open Cluster in Sagittarius
Description: Open Cluster in Sagittarius. Another bright open cluster at magnitude 4.6 and about the size of the moon containing 30 stars. The open cluster near top center is NGC6645. Towards the upper right we are seeing part of M24 or the small Sagittarius Star Cloud, the small cluster there is NGC6603. Small at 4 arc minutes and magnitude 11.1. Film: Kodak Ektachrome E200 Filter: none Scope: 8" Schmidt Camera (300mm f1.5) Exposure: 4 Minutes Location: nr Cayley, Ab. Date: 24 June 2006

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