Flickr-M13-Edit-June 06, 2020

Hercules Cluster (M13), 05/24/2020

This is the Great Cluster in the Constellation of Hercules. It is about 25,00 light years away. There are hundreds of thousands of stars packed into an area 145 light-years in diameter.

 

I got to do a little imaging while I was up at my friend’s place. It was one of those nights where nothing was going right or easy. Most likely because we where partying and laughing like fools. Astrophotography and bourbon do not mix well. LOL. In fact, I did not think this image would work at all and I almost did not even bother to process it.

 

Equipment:

RASA 8

CGEM-dx mount

ZWO ASI294MC-Pro

ZWO Asiair

 

Details:

Location – Ahsahka, ID

Bortle Class 4

60 60-second Lights

60 Darks

60 Bias

40 Flats

Deep Sky Stacker

Star Tools

Lightroom

Photoshop

 

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