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20-AUG-2017 Press F11 for a Full Screen view

NGC6752 The Pavo Globular Cluster

At magnitude 5.4, NGC 6752 in Pavo is the skies fourth brightest globular cluster.

Orion Optics AG12 F3.8
Starlightxpress SXVF-H694, SX USB CFW, SX OAG unit + Atlas Focuser
LRGB = 60min 40min 40min 40min = 3hrs total exposure (bin 1X1)
New Deep-Sky RGB Astronomik filters
-20C chip temp, flats used but no dark frames.
Focal length 1120mm
Image scale 0.84"/pix
Guide Camera: Starlightxpress Lodestar

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Taken in one night, 19 Aug 2017, no moon, average seeing

Equipment setup:

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/sxvrh694_gear

Some links to equipment used to take this image:

StarlightXpress CCD Cameras and imaging equipment

http://www.sxccd.com/products

Finger Lakes Instrumentation CCD cameras:

http://www.flicamera.com/

Astro Shop (Aus)

http://www.astroshop.com.au/

Astro-Elecronic FS2 scope GOTO controller:

http://www.astro-electronic.de/

Gerd Neumann and Astronomik filters:

http://www.astronomik.com/en/home

http://www.gerdneumann.net/

MSB Software & Astroart 5

http://www.msb-astroart.com/

Catseye Collimation

http://www.catseyecollimation.com/

STAR Atlas:PRO planetarium software:

http://www.staratlaspro.com/


other sizes: small medium large original auto
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strongmanmike200221-Aug-2017 00:12
Cheers Sakib, always nice to get a nod of approval from you :-)
Sakib 20-Aug-2017 09:50
So happy you've done this one justice, colour looks lovely! I always notice that blue star near the core. You could go after NGC 2298 in Puppis not to mention dozens of LMC targets.