Month: June 2018

M3 Globular cluster

Finally there was a nice weather and no Moon. Summer nights are short; therefore it’s not optimal for deep space objects, which require very long integration time. Therefore I pointed my telescope this evening to globular cluster M3.

This cluster is located in constellation Canes Venatici and it’s one of the largest known clusters, because it contains around 500 000 stars.

Technical details:

Telescope:Newton 254/1000 mm
Aperture:254 mm
Focal length:1000 mm
MountGemini G53f
AutoguidingZWO 174MM, TS 60/240 mm
Camera:Mii G2 8300
Corrector:Explore scientific CC
Filters:Baader LRGB
Exposure:16xL 180s bin 1x1, 8xRGB 120s bin 2x2
Date:2018-06-10

M14 Globular Cluster

Messier 14 is a globular cluster located in constellation Ophiuchus. The cluster has diameter 100 light-years, contains several hundred thousand stars and it is approximately 30 thousand light-years far from us.

The picture is a stack of 20 luminance frames, each 3 minutes long and 6 RGB frames per channel.

Technical details:

Telescope:Newton 254/1000 mm
Aperture:254 mm
Focal length:1000 mm
MountGemini GF53f
AutoguidingZWO 174MM, TS 60/240 mm
Camera:Moravian instruments G2 8300M @-30C
Corrector:Explore Scientific HR coma corrector
Filters:Baader LRGB
Exposure:20xL 180 s bin 1x1, 6RGB, 120s, bin 2x2
Date:2018-0610