M5 Globular Cluster in Serpens
Orion 8" f/4 Astrograph

 
 There
            are few rich globulars in the sky that inspire as much as this
            one, this brilliant object with tens of thousands of mostly blue
            super giant stars also contains a sizable amount of orange super
            giants as well. The 8 inch did well on this one, reaching magnitude
            17 in a 15 minute exposure near the zenith.
 

            


            
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Optics:  8" f/3.9 Newtonian Astrograph w/Baader MPCC Coma Corrector
Platform:  Homemade GEM with Byers Starmaster Drive 
Camera:  Hutech Modified Canon XTi @ ISO800
Exposure:  3 x 5m
Location:  Happy Jack, Arizona
Elevation:  6850 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  9/10, Transparency 9/10
Outside Temperature:  35F
Processing Tools:  Photoshop CS2, Images Plus 3.82
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