Star Cluster Images

12" LX200R or FSQ-106EDX Scope and STL-11000M or ST-4000XCM Camera

(17 images)

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M71

M71 Globular Cluster  (LX, RGB Image)

(Total exposure 30 mins; R 6x2min, G 6x1min, B 6x2min,, all binned 1x1; September 2018)

 

 

 

 

M13 11hrs Jul16

M13 Globular Cluster  (LX, RGB Image)

(Total exposure 11.0 hrs; R 25x10 min, G 32x5 min, B 25x10 min; all binned 1x1; July 2016)

 

 

 

 

 Mars SIM

 

M2 - Globular Cluster (LX, RGB Image)

(Total exposure 1.3 hourss; R 16x2 min, G 17x1 min, B 14x2 min; all 1x1 binning; September 2014)

 

 

 

 

 Mars SIM

 

M26 - Open Cluster (LX, RGB Image)

(Total exposure 0.25 hours; R 6x1 min, G 6x0.5 min, B 6x1 min; all 1x1 binning; September 2014)

 

 

 

 

M5LsRGBJune13

 

M14 - Globular Cluster  (LX, LsRGB Image)

(Total exposure 3.8 hours; Synthetic Luminance from RGB1; R 6x20 min, G 5x10 min, B 3x20 min, all binned 1x1; June 2013)

 

 

 

 

 

M5 RGB June13

 

M5 - Globular Cluster  (LX, LsRGB Image)

(Total exposure 2.7 hours; Synthetic Luminance from RGB1; R 5x10 min 3x5 min, G 5x5 min 4x2 min, B 5x10 min 3x5 min, all binned 1x1; June 2013)

 

 

 

 

 

M15 LLsRGB Aug12

 

M15 - Globular Cluster (LX, LLsRGB Image)

(10.1 hours total exposure - L 17x10 min plus 8x5 min, binned 1x1 plus synthetic luminance from RGB {not counted in total time}; R 7x10 min, G 9x5 min, B 7x10 min, all binned 2x2; August 2012)

 

 

 

 

 

M2 LLsRGB Aug12

 

M2 - Globular Cluster (LX, LLsRGB Image)

(7.8 hours total exposure - L 16x5 min plus synthetic luminance from RGB (not counted in total time), R 15x10 min, G 18x5 min, B 15x10 min, all binned 1x1; August 2012)

 

 

 

 

 

M67 RGB Mar12

 

M67 - Open Star Cluster (LX, RGB Image)

(Total exposure 28 min - R 5x2 min, G 6x1 min, B 6x2 min, all binned 1x1; March 2012)

 

 

 

 

 

NGC2359

 

M13 - Great Globular Cluster in Hercules (FSQ, RGB Image)

(2.9 hours total exposure - R 15x5 min, G 12x2 min, B 15x5 min, binned 1x1; May 2011)

 

 

 

 

 

Pleiades

 

M45 - The Pleiades (FSQ, RGB Image)

(6.7 hours total exposure, RGB, binned 2x2; Luminance to be added; November 2010)

 

 

 

 

 

Flaming Star

 

M34 - Open Cluster in Perseus (LX, LRGB Image)

(24 minutes total exposure - 4x2 min Luminance, 4x2 min R, 4x1 min G, 4x2 min B, all binned 1x1; December 2010)

 

 

 

 

 

M34

 

M34 - Open Cluster in Perseus (FSQ, LsRGB Image)

(5 min total exposure; LsRGB image binned 1x1; October 2010)

 

 

 

 

M11

 

M11- The Wild Duck Cluster (FSQ, LRGB Image)

(1.3 hrs total exposure; 45 min L, 16 min R, 8 min G, 11 min B, all binned 1x1, September 2010)

 

 

 

 

M13 STL

 

M13 - Hercules Globular Cluster (LX, LRGB Image)

(1 hour total exposure, May 2010)

 

 

 

 

M5

 

M5 - Globular Cluster (LX, LRGB Image)

(1.2 hours total exposure - 20L/20R/10G/20B, May 2010)

 

 

 

 

 

M13

 

M13 - Hercules Globular Cluster (LX, OSC Image)

(1.6 hours total exposure, May 2010)