alan4908 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Located in the constellation Bootes, approximately 52000 light years from Earth, lies the globular cluster NGC 5466. It is designated as a class XII cluster, meaning that it has relatively non-concentrated stars towards the core compared to a class I cluster. This last fact starting me wondering if my scope would be able to resolve the "gaps" in the central core...... note also the various background galaxies. The LRGB image below was taken with my Esprit 150 and represents just over 9 hours integration time. Alan LIGHTS: L:12, R:17, G:10, B:17 x 600s, DARKS:30, BIAS:100, FLATS:40 all at -20C. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian28 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Hi Alan , don’t you think it’s amazing just how far these targets are from us and it’s hard to comprehend , but we can take pictures of them .. it’s a cracking shot 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan4908 Posted March 31, 2020 Author Share Posted March 31, 2020 22 hours ago, Brian28 said: Hi Alan , don’t you think it’s amazing just how far these targets are from us and it’s hard to comprehend , but we can take pictures of them .. it’s a cracking shot 👍 Hi Brian Thanks for the comment Yes, I find it amazing how amateur equipment can capture such faint and distant objects in such detail. I guess it is primarily due to the advances in digital cameras and digital signal processing. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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