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M13 also called Hercules Globular Cluster, is a globular cluster of about 300,000 stars in the constellation of Hercules. It is 25,000 light-years away and is about 145 light-years in diameter.
The small galaxy on the left is NGC6207. It is a spiral galaxy located at about 30 million light years from earth.
Sky-Watcher newton 150/750
Baader MPCC Mark 3
Sky-Watcher HEQ5
Canon 450Dm + IDAS LPS-P2 filter
30x120s @ ISO800 (60 min)
Lacerta MGEN2 + Finder 9x50
Calibrated, registered, stacked & processed in PixInsight.
Postprocessing (labels) in PS5.
M13 taken with a QSI-683 through a SV115T20 telescope. Image consists of 6 15-minute luminous subs and 5 5-minute R, G, B subs. Processed with Pixinsight
Rear view.
Designed for the light, aluminum-framed .38 revolvers intended for aircrew--snubnoses from Colt and S&W--these saw duty during the Cold War, and are now quite rare.
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The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, is a globular cluster of about 300,000 stars in the constellation of Hercules. M13 is about 145 light-years in diameter, and is 25,100 light-years from Earth. Spiral galaxy NGC 6207 (30 million light years away) can be seen toward the bottom right.
Imaged in June 2017 and was an experiment of using a ton of short (less than 1 minute) exposures. Roughly 800 individual images (400 in Luminance, 150 in Blue, 150 in Red, and 100 in Green). 6 hours total integration.
Veterans Day at Cantigny in Wheaton, IL featured approximately 2000 luminary candles arranged on the Parade Field.
First use of T1i Custom White Balance - works with CLS filter.
Exposure: 30 sec, unguided , longer = all over the map. CGEM mount
ISO 1600
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IMG_5156CrCG CLS WtBal