The Milky Way over Venus

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Venus is partially covered by clouds. To the left rises the core of the Milky Way.
Telescope:   Sony ILCE-6300
Length:   16mm
Aperture:   4.57mm
F-stop:   f/4.0
Sessions:   1
Captured:   2021-10-17 to 2021-10-17
Lights:   27
Exposure:   4
Total exposure:   1 m
Ra:   18h 10m 24.4s
Dec:   -13° 33' 57.017
Size:   3046.278 x 2714.354 arcmin
Radius:   34.001 deg
Scale:   24.74 arcsec/pixel
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Objects in frame:

NGC6611 M16 Part of the constellation Sagittarius (Sgr) The star Kaus Australis (εSgr) The star Media (δSgr) IC4592 IC4715 Part of the constellation Serpens (Ser) IC4701 The star Nunki (σSgr) The star Ascella (ζSgr) The star Kaus Borealis (λSgr) The star πSgr The star Rasalhague (αOph) Part of the constellation Ophiuchus (Oph) The star Cebalrai Cheleb (βOph) The star ζOph Part of the constellation Corona Austrina (CrA) The star Sabik (ηOph) The constellation Scutum (Sct) Eagle Nebula Small Sgr Star Cloud M24 NGC6727
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