cometcatcher
02-08-2014, 12:11 PM
Just M55. There's some nice coloured stars in this cluster that are tricky to bring out. I hope I haven't murdered it too much.
I can also count half a dozen reasons why I shouldn't image at sunset, some being the phone always ringing, traffic vibration, air turbulence, high temps (I imaged this at a noisy 23C even in "winter"), the cats Orion and Rigel being total maniacs and the neighbour's lights.
Anyway enough with the excuses, Skywatcher ED100 at F9 poked out the window :P about 100 minutes of subs of various lengths, Pentax K-5.
Bigger at http://astrob.in/110785/0/
I can also count half a dozen reasons why I shouldn't image at sunset, some being the phone always ringing, traffic vibration, air turbulence, high temps (I imaged this at a noisy 23C even in "winter"), the cats Orion and Rigel being total maniacs and the neighbour's lights.
Anyway enough with the excuses, Skywatcher ED100 at F9 poked out the window :P about 100 minutes of subs of various lengths, Pentax K-5.
Bigger at http://astrob.in/110785/0/