The constellation Norma is surrounded by the constellations Scorpius, Ara, Lupus, and Triangulum Australe. It forms the Milky Way’s Norma arm. Therefore there are a lot of stars anywhere you look. I wanted to capture something other than the nebulae, galaxies, or clusters. And this is exactly what I managed. This star cloud is not visible even from southern Europe, so I included it in the capture plan for my trip to Namibia.
In order to resolve the stars properly and fit the whole start cloud in the field of view, I used RedCat 51 telescope, having a focal length of 250 mm.

Telescope | William Optics RedCat 51/250 f4.9 |
Aperture | 51 mm |
Focal length | 250 mm |
Mount | iOptron Skyguider Pro |
Autoguiding | ZWO 178MM, QHY Mini Guide Scope 30/130 mm |
Camera | ZWO ASI071 MC Pro @-10 °C |
Filters | none |
Exposure | 40x180s, gain 95 |
Date | 2022-06-01 |