Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Hercules (Her)  ·  Contains:  Hercules Globular Cluster  ·  IC 4617  ·  M 13  ·  NGC 6205
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M13 Great Hercules Cluster, PghAstroDude
M13 Great Hercules Cluster
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M13 Great Hercules Cluster

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M13 Great Hercules Cluster, PghAstroDude
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M13 Great Hercules Cluster

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First time shooting for a Globular Cluster (intentionally, anyway). Using an old Galileo FS-102NT Newtonian Reflector 102mm f/8.8 @ prime focus @900mm unguided on SmartEQ Pro+. Shot at iso1600, just did gradient removal and quick noise reduction.

I'm surprised the thing still works...I learned the hard way I didn't need to cut my OTA to achieve prime focus with my DSLR. It's now known as the Duct Tape OTA. On a side note, anyone know where I can get a 5"x30" cardboard tube?

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  • M13 Great Hercules Cluster, PghAstroDude
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  • M13 Great Hercules Cluster, PghAstroDude
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Description: Noise reduction and masking, SNR red channel reduction.

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M13 Great Hercules Cluster, PghAstroDude