M10 Globular Cluster on a Windy night
My first image of M10 ( NGC 6254) a magnitude 6.5 globular cluster located in the constellation of Ophiuchus
M10 is located approximately 15,000 light years from earth and is quite bright with a more condensed area of stars just outside the main core to one side
Conditions were far from ideal, 25km/ hr wind gusts , an 85% moon rising and both neighbours outside lights blearing all night
60 x 90sec dithered guided subs
15 x darks
6” f6 newt on a HEQ5 mount
Canon 600D unmodded with Baader coma corrector
No filters
ISO 800
PHD2 guiding error of 1.80 to 2.20 arc sec ( really poor numbers but still produced round stars to edge of field !! )
Stacked in DSS
Processed in Startools
Thanks for looking , comments appreciated
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