M3 Globular Cluster (2023)

M3 Globular Cluster (2023) Jul 28, 2023 407 views2334×23345.02 MB

Mark Germani

In 11 groups

In 2 collections

Backyard

Backyard (Lynmoor), Vancouver (BC), CA

Bortle

CVn

13h 42m 11s · +28° 22′ 34″

1.11° × 1.11°

1.72″/px

86.19°N

Integration

LP	90×60″	1h 30′	28 Mar, 4 Apr 2023	71%

LP	90×60″=1h 30′
28 Mar, 4 Apr 2023	71%

Equipment

Telescope	William Optics ZenithStar 61 / ZS61
Camera	Canon EOS 600D / Rebel T3i / Kiss X5
Mount	iOptron CEM26
Filter	Optolong L-Pro 2"
Accessory	William Optics Flat61A
Software	Adobe Photoshop Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor (APP) Nikita Misiura StarNet Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight Russell Croman Astrophotography BlurXTerminator Russell Croman Astrophotography GradientXTerminator Russell Croman Astrophotography NoiseXTerminator

Objects

M 3 NGC 5263 NGC 5272

Description

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Revision: C

Title 2024 Reprocess

Description With the new AI for BlurXterminator, and another year's experience with PI, I wanted to try reprocessing M3 to see I could improve upon my last effort. The core is a bit dimmer this time, but I'm much happier with the individual stars. The rotation has also been adjusted to a more typical view of M3, and the crop is slightly wider so that NGC 5263 is still visible. I have also changed my blackpoint to 24,24,24 as I was finding my images too dark.

Published Mar 14, 2024, 4:42:36 AM

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