M13_2016-4-10

After taking the Leo Triplet I still had just over 1 hour of clear sky's before dawn and I have learnt not to waste any sort of opportunity in the UK.

Not one that's high on my hit list by a long way but M13 came to mind as it's bright another to be image with the limited time I had left.

A strange one for me to process as I'm usually trying to control the dominance of the stars and in this case I had to bring out the stars without over bloating them. I have also brought out more of the star colour than I normally would, to make the image a bit more interesting.

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_13

 

EQUIPMENT:

Telescope Meade 6000 115mm and HEQ5.

Canon EOS 500D Astro modified

Orion Mini Auto Guide.

Astronomik CLS CCD Filter

CONDITIONS:

Hum N/A

Temp 0 deg C

Chip Temp 11 deg C

PHOTO DETAILS:

M13 Great Globular Cluster in Hercules

ISO1600

Dithered

33subs @120sec (1h 6min)

No Darks

25 Flats

50 Bias

PROCESSING/GUIDING SOFTWARE:-

Backyard EOS

DSS Cropped

PS CS2

Done