Imaging telescopes or lenses: Meade 4501
Imaging cameras: Meade DSI II C
Mounts: CG5
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Orion ShortTube 80 f/5
Guiding cameras: Meade DSI
Focal reducers: Antares 0.5x Reducer
Software: Nebulosity, PHD guiding, photoshop, iLanga AstroPlanner
Accessories: HB Home-built TEC1-12706 cooler
Resolution: 708x551
Dates: May 29, 2012
Locations: Mapleton Lateral Observatory
Frames: 66x150"
Integration: 2.8 hours
Avg. Moon age: 7.54 days
Avg. Moon phase: 51.72%
RA center: 04:13:14.107
DEC center: -75:35:04.993
Pixel scale: 3.64 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: -19.61 degrees
Field width: 43.23 arcminutes
Field height: 33.25 arcminutes
Date: 29 May 2012
Subject: M5, 13-billion year-old globular cluster in Serpens
Scope: Meade 4501+ 0.5x Antares telereducer
Filter: none
Mount: CG-5 (Synta motors)
Guiding: Orion ST80 + 0.5x Antares telereducer + DSI Ic + PHD
Camera: DSI IIc (cooled at 2 A, 6.0 V)
Acquisition: Nebulosity 3.0.3
Exposure: 66 x 150 s
Stacking: Neb 3, bias included, normalize first, trans+rot align, 1.5 SD stack
Processing: Digital development with sharpening, power stretch, Keller stretch, a little saturation boost, CS5 Gradient XTerminator, levels, Astronomy Tools space, deep space noise, color blotch reduction, star color enhance