Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  13.69  ·  350 Ornamenta  ·  HD162563  ·  HD162599  ·  HD162741  ·  HD162921  ·  HD162940  ·  HD162958  ·  HD162997  ·  HD163082  ·  HD163135  ·  HD163136  ·  HD163158  ·  HD163189  ·  HD163208  ·  HD163245  ·  HD163270  ·  HD163293  ·  HD163294  ·  HD163315  ·  HD163351  ·  HD163390  ·  HD163408  ·  HD163427  ·  HD163450  ·  HD163476  ·  HD163477  ·  HD163478  ·  HD163514  ·  HD163515  ·  And 133 more.
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Messier 23 in Sagittarius, Markus Blauensteiner
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Messier 23 in Sagittarius, Markus Blauensteiner
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Messier 23 has about 150 members and is about 300 million years old. The object is one of the six brightest open star clusters in the constellation Sagittarius.

The picture was taken during the CEDIC team's 14-day stay at Rooisand Desert Farm in Namibia. The equipment was hired locally by DeepskySafaris.

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