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M2 - Globular Cluster in Aquarius


From the author of   Sizing Up The Universe

M2

22:17 EDT Oct 5, 2016
Starlight Express Trius-SX694 on 10" RC at f/9.
20-second unguided exposures.
R best 16, G best 16, B best 17 out of 21.
Log stretch, (mild) unsharp mask, color saturation boosted.


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M2

22:32 EDT September 5, 2015.
Starlight Express SXV-H9 on 10" RCOS at f/9.
L = 23(30), R = 20(24), G = 19(24), B = 18(24) unguided 20-second subexposure.
Log stretch, unsharp mask.

M2

22:48 EDT September 18, 2013.
Starlight Express SXV-H9 on 10" RCOS at f/9.
L = 26 min, R = G = B = 4 min (unguided 15-second subexposures).
Log stretch, unsharp mask.
NOTE: Full moon just 28 degrees to the east.

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