M7

[DaveNZ]

With a 20% moon and -3.5C temp I decided to give M7 a go.

Not particularly exotic but it brings back memories of when I was 10yrs old with my first telescope. :)

RGB 90mins. No Lum added at this stage. Seeing was quite stable.

[Stevec35]

Nice colourful shot Dave. Lucky you got good conditions. I believe the weather in NZ is pretty ugly at the moment.

[DaveNZ]

We have had some snow down here in the south. Good for the skiers! Clear frosty nights lined up now for the next few days. A pity I couldn't get rid of that moon!

[multiweb]

Very nice colors and saturation. Beautiful close-up field. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[RickS]

That's a nice rendition of M7, Dave.

[jjjnettie]

So pretty!!

[Slawomir]

Nice star colours and a very nice framing - well done Dave :thumbsup:

[atalas]

A great star field and well done:thumbsup:

[vlazg]

Beautiful image , i love the contrast between the cluster and the background

[lazjen]

I like it, nicely done. :)

[Atmos]

It has come up quite nicely. Sandy background of stars with some vibrant blue cluster stars. What more could you ask for? :P

[DaveNZ]

Thanks guys and gals

[strongmanmike]

Beautiful and sparkling, just how it should be :thumbsup:

Mike

[Placidus]

The very few open clusters I've done, I've tended to process them to just show the cluster stars as isolated blinding jewels against blackness.

You've taken a completely different tack, showing them in context. And from your image one gets some sense of how a rare and short-lived, bright blue OB cluster star can be ten thousand times more luminous than the billions of far longer lived run of the mill faint orange fellows in the background.