Mark Sansom
M 55.
Messier 55 is a globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius. It’s about 17,000 light-years from Earth and is thought to be around 12 billion years old.
80×30″ unguided from suburbia.
24th Aug 2025
GSO 8" f/4 Imaging Newtonian
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 PRO
IDAS LPS-P2 50 mm
Baader 2" MPCC Mark III Newton Coma Corrector
Adobe Lightroom
Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor (APP)
M 55.
Messier 55 is a globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius. It’s about 17,000 light-years from Earth and is thought to be around 12 billion years old.
80×30″ unguided from suburbia.
24th Aug 2025
GSO 8" f/4 Imaging Newtonian
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 PRO
IDAS LPS-P2 50 mm
Baader 2" MPCC Mark III Newton Coma Corrector
Adobe Lightroom
Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor (APP)