Globular Clusters (M3, M5, M13, M92) - RGB - 2025-05
Over 150 globular star clusters populate the Milky Way Galaxy. Many formed early in the evolution of the galaxy and are distributed in a roughly spheroidal halo extending above and below the galactic plane. The four clusters in this composite image were captured with the same telescope and camera under similar conditions and are identically scaled, allowing us to see how they compare as viewed from earth. Each photo spans just under 0.5 degrees on a side, or about the width of the full moon.
Telescope: Celestron EdgeHD 8 @ f/7 (1422mm focal length)
Camera: QSI 683wsg
Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO
Integration: ~10 mins per channel (10 x 1 mins subs)
Post Processing: PixInsight 1.8, Adobe Photoshop
Globular Clusters (M3, M5, M13, M92) - RGB - 2025-05
Over 150 globular star clusters populate the Milky Way Galaxy. Many formed early in the evolution of the galaxy and are distributed in a roughly spheroidal halo extending above and below the galactic plane. The four clusters in this composite image were captured with the same telescope and camera under similar conditions and are identically scaled, allowing us to see how they compare as viewed from earth. Each photo spans just under 0.5 degrees on a side, or about the width of the full moon.
Telescope: Celestron EdgeHD 8 @ f/7 (1422mm focal length)
Camera: QSI 683wsg
Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO
Integration: ~10 mins per channel (10 x 1 mins subs)
Post Processing: PixInsight 1.8, Adobe Photoshop