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rip1980 t1_itcjdiw wrote

Technically, visible with the naked eye. As you go up in optics, you'll get more detail. A nicer higher end home telescope would probably be sufficient and satisfying. It takes time and optics to gather enough light to make it what I think you are expecting.

An example of someone doing this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqt6JaA_K6o

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sagitarius-b t1_itd88r0 wrote

Oh.. nice! Thanks for sharing.

But 3.5 hours exposure time is kind of crazy.

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rip1980 t1_itd954y wrote

(Relatively) Not a lot of photons coming from that tiny patch of sky 6500 light years away.

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