astroenthusiast 279 Posted March 6, 2021 The globular cluster Messier 92, located 27, 000 light years from our planet, in the constellation Hercules. Messier 92 according to Nasa, contains 330,000 stars in total. The image was taken using seven sub-frames at 100 second exposures each, with a camera gain of 210. Instruments used, Explorer Scientific ED165-FPL53 Air-Spaced Triplet Refractor and ASI2600 MC Pro color - CMOS camera. Polar alignment obtained using Plate Solver - Astrotortilla & SharpCap, and syncing the mount and re-center target for image tracking. Link to comment
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