M13 The Great Hercules Cluster

Welcome to the most wonderful Northern Hemisphere globular cluster... The Great Hercules Cluster. This cluster is easily seen under a dark sky and with binoculars from the suburbs. Go do down the side of Hercules. Use the bright star Vega to find the "keystone" (Shown in Red) of Hercules.

 

Optics: SGO 6" f/4 Imaging Newtonian @ 610mm FL

Explore Scientific 2" HR Coma Corrector

Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro

Filter: 2" Optolong L-Enhance

Mount: Losmandy GM8

Guiding: QHY Mini Guide Scope + PHD2 Software

Acquisition: Sequence Generator Pro

Exposure: Light (Gain 101) - 24 exposures @ 15 Seconds (6 Minutes)

Calibration: 50 Bias, 30 Darks, 0 Flats

Processing: Deep Sky Stacker, Adobe Photoshop, Topaz Denoise AI, Astronomy Action Set plug in for PS, Astro Flat Pro plug in for PS

 

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