M3 Globular Star Cluster (2024, First Light AT92)

M3 Globular Star Cluster (2024, First Light AT92) Apr 24, 2024 392 views3007×300814.07 MB

Mark Germani

In 9 groups

In 5 collections

Backyard

Backyard (Lynmoor), Vancouver (BC), CA

Bortle

CVn

13h 42m 11s · +28° 22′ 47″

0.85° × 0.85°

1.02″/px

269.17°N

Integration

LP	924×30″	7h 42′	4 days in 2024	72%

LP	924×30″=7h 42′
4 days in 2024	72%

Equipment

Telescope	Astro-Tech AT92
Camera	ZWO ASI533MC Pro
Mount	iOptron CEM26
Filter	Optolong L-Pro 2"
Accessory	Astro-Tech AT2FF field flattener
Software	Adobe Photoshop Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor (APP) Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight Russell Croman Astrophotography BlurXTerminator Russell Croman Astrophotography GradientXTerminator Russell Croman Astrophotography StarXTerminator

Objects

M 3 NGC 5272

Description

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Revision: E

Title Final (8 hours)

Description Doubled the integration time, and reprocessed with slightly more care to avoid "strings". More stars resolved, and much tighter focus. Tighter crop, too.

Published May 18, 2024, 6:15:21 PM

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