Globular cluster, M5 in Serpens Caput

Manually, off-axis guided for 7 x 4-minute exposures at ISO 1600, f/4.

Modified EOS 600D & Revelation 12" Newtonian reflector telescope. The halo and spikes around the bright star at lower right are imaging artefacts.

Registered and stacked using DeepSkyStacker; initial curves adjusted in Canon Photo Professional; final curves & colour-balance adjusted using Paint Shop Pro; noise reduction via CyberLink PhotoDirector.

Done