Messier 22 Globular Cluster - Adam Lundie - Eatons Hill Observatory

Messier 22 Globular Cluster

10-Sep-2019
Messier 22 Globular Cluster thumbnail
Messier 22 Globular Cluster
10600 light years away, Messier 22 is one of the closest and brightest globular clusters visible from Earth.

Image:

  • 56x 220s Red
  • 58x 220s Green
  • 53x 220s Blue

Total integration 10 hours, 12 minutes.

Hardware:

  • Skywatcher Black Diamond 80ED
  • Skywatcher EQ8 Pro mount
  • QSI 683-ws8 Camera @ -15°C
  • Astronomik deep sky RGB filters
  • Starlight Xpress Lodestar X2 Autoguider
  • Innovations Foresight ONAG
  • Starlight Instruments Feather Touch Focuser + Posi Drive Motor

Location:

  • Imaged on 21st July and 23rd July 2019.
  • Orange zone in Brisbane, Australia. (Bortle 7)

Software:

  • Planning & camera alignment with Aladin 10
  • Captured with TheSkyX Professional
  • Guiding with PHD2
  • PixInsight: Calibrate, align, integrate, dynamic background extraction, RGB combination, noise reduction, photometric color calibration, histogram, curves, crop.

Home