Captured M55 globular cluster ( Specter Cluster )on Wednesday night in Sydney for the second time this year. Located in the constellation of Sagittarius it shines at magnitude 7.42 and has quite a wide spread core
This cluster was discovered by Nicolas Louis de Lasaille in 1752 while observing in South Africa
M55 is a great target to image especially over the past few months
Scope: 6 f6 Bintel Newtonian reflector ( 900mm focal length )
Image Scale: 0.98 arc sec / pixel
Mount : Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro
Imaging Camera : Canon 600D unmodded
ISO 800 with Baader coma corrector
Guide scope : Orion 50mm with helical focuser
Guide camera : ZWO ASI120 MM-3
Capture Software : BYEOS
Goto and Tracking : EQMOD , Stellarium Scope and Stellarium
Guiding Software: PHD2
45 x 90 sec guided subs ( no dithering )
20 x darks
Stacking Software: Deep Sky Stacker
Post Processing: Startools v 1.4
Wow you are the MAN for globular. You have the magic knack of getting those central stars..me my centres are so bright and well blown out that you need Sunglasses. I must ask at Bintel how many people come in saying they want one of those scopes like that Martin guy on Iceinspace.
Well done mate.
Alex
Hey maybe a promotion for them..mention Martin for a gift voucher.
Alex
Your to kind Alex, appreciate the flattering comments
I have supported Bintel from the start as they are a great company and more than happy to provide a testimonial for the Bintel 6 newt
You always say the 6 newt is a great scope , but I dont think to many folk use one , they tend to run with small refractors when starting out in AP
My 6 together with the Canon 600D images everything in the night sky with good results. The 6 stays in Sydney and my bigger Bintel 8 f5 stays down the coast to image everything especially galaxies
Thanks so much again Alex
Still so much to learn .......
