Globular Clusters

Globular Cluster Gallery

Antares Region with M4 - Widefield
Camera: Canon 5D Mark IV, Lens: Canon 135 mm f/2L @ f/2.5. ISO 400. Exp: 20X90 seconds. Process: PixInsight. Full res/info at Astrobin.
Jul. 2019
Photo by: Arun Hegde

Antares Region with M4 by Paul Borchardt

Antares Region with M4 - Widefield
Scope: William Optics Red Cat 51, Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM Cool. Lum: 30X60", RGB: 20X60" each. Total: 1.5 hours. Process: SGP, PHD 2.6, Pixinsight, Photoshop CC. Jun. 2019
Photo by: Paul Borchardt

M3
Scope: Meade 6inch F5 Reflector, Camera: Canon T3i Astro Mod @ ISO1600. 60X1 min. Total: 60 minutes.
Jun. 2019
Photo by: Shubhendu Sadhukhan

M13 - Hercules Cluster
Scope: SVX080T-3SV, Camera: 7D Mark II at ISO 800. Exposures: 45X60 sec. Total: 45 min. Process: BYE, SGP, PixInsight.
Jun. 2019
Photo by: Arun Hegde

M13 - Hercules Cluster
Scope: Celestron C14 Schmidt-Cassegrain @ f/11. Camera: DSLR at ISO 2400. Exp: 25X30 sec.
May 2019
Photo by: Mike Bauer

M13 - Hercules Cluster
Scope: Sky-Watcher Evostar 72ED. Camera: ZWO ASI 178MC-Cool. Frames: 120x60". Total: 2.0 hours. Process: SharpCap Pro 3.1, Photoshop CC. Full res at Astrobin. May 2019
Photo by: Jason Doyle

NGC 5139 - Omega Centauri by Tom Schmidtkunz

NGC 5139 - Omega Centauri
Remotely imaged in Australia. Scope: 20" Planewave, f4.5. LRGB: 3 min. each. Total: 12 minutes. Process: DSS, Nebulosity, Digital Development.
Apr. 2019
Photo by: Tom Schmidtkunz

M13 - The Hercules Cluster
Scope: Stellarvue SVA130T-IS f/5, Cmera:QSI 690WSG-8, L:7X5', R:13X5', G:7X5', B:7X5'. Total: 2.8 hrs. Process: Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight 1.8 Ripley, PHD2 Guiding. Full res/info at Astrobin. Dec. 2018.
Photo by: Jeff Kraehnke

M13 - The Hercules Cluster
Scope: TPO 8" RCT, Camera: ZWO ASI1600MMC. 1.7 hrs, L: 76x20s, RGB: 74x20s each. Full Res and info at Astrobin.
Photo by: Chad Andrist

M4
From MAS Observatory. Scope: Stellarvue SVA130T f/5, Camera: QSI690 w/ Astrodon LRGB filters. RGB: 5x1min each, L: 10x1min. Full res and info at Astrobin.
Jul. 2018
Photo by: Jeff Kraehnke

M5
Scope: TMB130SS @ f/5.6, Camera: QSI690-wsg8, Mount: Mach1 GTO, RGB: 18x5min. 1.5 hrs tot exp. Software: Sequence Genrator Pro, PHD2, APCC, Pixinsight. May 2018
Photo by: Gabe Shaughnessy

M13
Canon 5D Mark IV, Lens: 400mm f/5.6L+1.4x extender, 36 frames at 1 min/frame. Process: DSS, RNC Color stretch, PS/Lightroom.
May 2018
Photo by: Arun Hegde

M13
Scope: TMB130SS @ f/5.6, Camera: QSI690-wsg8, RGB: 24x5min, Total: 2 hrs. Process: Ekos, Indilib, Pixinsight.
May 2018
Photo by: Gabe Shaughnessy

NGC 5139 - Omega Centauri

Imaged remote.
Mar. 2018
Photo by: Frank Kenney

M55

Imaged remote from Mt Teide, off the coast of northern Africa.
Jul. 2017
Photo by: Frank Kenney

M69

Imaged remote from Mt Teide, off the coast of northern Africa.
Jul. 2017
Photo by: Frank Kenney

M70

Imaged remote from Mt Teide, off the coast of northern Africa.
Jul. 2017
Photo by: Frank Kenney

M75

Imaged remote from Mt Teide, off the coast of northern Africa.
Jul. 2017
Photo by: Frank Kenney

M53 and NGC5053
Scope: TMB130SS, Camera: QSI683-wsg8 w/ Astrodon RGB filters, Guide Camera: Starlight Xpress, Ultrastar Mount: Mach1 GTO. RGB: 7x5min each, 1.8 hrs total exp. May 2017
Photo: Gabe Shaughnessy

M13 - Hercules Cluster
7.5 in f/5.3 Mak / Newtonian, ST8300M camera. 9X100 sec. frames.
June 2016
Photo by: Scott Jamieson<

Omega Centauri
NGC 5139
Remotely imaged from Australia.
Feb 2016
Photo by: Frank Kenney

M13
TOA-130F, f/5.3, STF-8300M. Luminance only. 5 X 5 minute exposures.
Dec. 2015.
Photo: Dennis Roscoe

M3
B-Scope, Canon 60D DSLR camera, 20x1min exposures at ISO 1000.
Dec 2015
Photo by: Tamas Kriska

M5
B-Scope, Canon 60D DSLR, 5 4 min exp at ISO 800. Processed with Nebulosity and PS.
Dec. 2015
Photo by: Jeff Kraehnke

M5
B-Scope, Canon 60D DSLR camera, 15x1min exposures at ISO 1000.
Dec 2015
Photo by: Tamas Kriska

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