[Greg Bock (Greg Bock)]

Hi all,
NGC6441 is one of the most massive and metal-rich globular clusters in our galaxy.It is also one of the most unusual due to its reddened colour. Its placement near the bulge of the Milky Way means that its brightness is diminished by intervening dust and gas.
The reason that this is visually one of my favourite objects is its distinctive colour in a large telescope such as my 14" LX200R, coupled with the bright star, G Scorpii, in the same field of view.

My image here was taken on 11 May 2013 under clear dark skies at Leyburn last weekend with the 150 mmF6 MN61 and ST2000 camera.The scope has resolved most of the stars across its face.I hoped to bring out the colours that make this region so visually stunning. I hope you enjoy it too.

Image comprises 3x2minutes subs for each of RGB.