M25

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #1 15-05-2015, 06:03 PM

Another one from last night. Out the kitchen window. It's shielded from much of the wind that way. Plus I don't have to pack up when I'm finished.

This is open cluster Messier 25, although it's lost in a star cloud in this shot!

From Wiki "It was discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745 and included in Charles Messier's list in 1764. M25 is at a distance of about 2,000 light-years away from Earth. The spatial dimension of this cluster is about 19 light years across."

8" F4 Newtonian, Bader MPCC MKIII, 104 x 30 seconds, HEQ5 Pro unguided, Pentax K-5. Astrobin. http://astrob.in/180133/0/

BeanerSA (Paul) · #2 15-05-2015, 07:02 PM

Do you do much PP? What's your workflow?

RickS (Rick) · #3 15-05-2015, 07:27 PM

Another nice cluster, Kevin!

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #4 15-05-2015, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by RickS

Another nice cluster, Kevin!

Thanks Rick! Clusters are my stand by when everything else is too hard.

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Originally Posted by BeanerSA

Do you do much PP? What's your workflow?

Depends on the object Paul. I don't really have much of a set routine. Usually curves stretch, saturation and colour balance for something like this. It's a fairly simple target. I didn't spend long on it. Some I slave over for hours!

Tony_ (Tony) · #5 15-05-2015, 09:23 PM

Nice one Kevin - clusters are good stand by.
I'm hoping for clear skies tomorrow night - first one in over 2 weeks.

Tony.

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #6 15-05-2015, 09:39 PM

Thanks Tony. Good luck with the sky. We had a clear run for ages but overcast now.

Rex · #7 16-05-2015, 12:25 AM

Nicely done again Kevin. These often overlooked targets are actually very pleasing to look at. Very Pretty.

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #8 16-05-2015, 02:02 AM

Thanks Rex. I'll have to find some more...

jase (Jason) · #9 16-05-2015, 09:29 AM

Well done Kevin. I enjoy clusters nestled amongst golden star clouds.

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #10 17-05-2015, 09:09 PM

Thanks Jase!

Paul Haese · #11 18-05-2015, 09:01 AM

Good colour Kevin and a nicely framed image.

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #12 18-05-2015, 06:34 PM

Thanks Paul!

LightningNZ (Cam) · #13 18-05-2015, 06:58 PM

Such great star colours Kev - nice to see all the white and yellow stars as a change from the blues and reds. I really need to save up for an MPCC - it really does a great job for you.

Ross G · #14 18-05-2015, 07:04 PM

Nice photo Kevin.

Great colours.

Ross.

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #15 18-05-2015, 11:39 PM

Thanks Ross and Cam. The Baader MKIII does a really good Job Cam. Expensive but worth it.