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Originally Posted by Placidus
All superb Rodney.
Question: Omega Centauri and Crackerjack are in the Milky Way, hence lots of field stars. 47 Tucanae is far from the Milky way, hence few field stars. So far so good. But the Pavo globular is also far from the Milky Way, yet there seem to be lots of field stars. Is that because the Pavo globular is fainter than say 47 Tucanae, and "exposing" to see the globular at its best brings out more field stars?
Best,
Mike
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Thanks Mike. We are talking about a brightness range from 3.9 for Omega Centauri to 5.4 for the Pavo Cluster. For the Pavo Cluster I would have stretched the image to bring out the detail in the core of the cluster and the rest of the star field would have come along for the ride. This being the case it would make sense that the background star field is maybe a little more prominent.