NGC 6760 Globular cluster
Globular cluster NGC 6760 in constellation Aquila has a Shapely class X density (on a Roman numeral scale of I to XII, I being the most dense).
Image taken from Louisville, CO June 27, 2006 at 0:14 MDT with Celestron Nexstar11, F3.3 focal reducer, and Astrovid Stellacam II video camera. Camera settings: integrate 128, gain 9/14, medium gamma. Images were dark subtracted, flat field and bias corrected with ImagePlus. Aligned and stacked 150 images with Registax3. Brightness enhanced with ImagePlus, cropped with Photoshop Elements. Sky was clear, temperature 57°F, 45% humidity, transparency very good, turbulence 6/10.
June 28th, 2006 at 3:30 pm
wow…looks like you had a busy weekend.I envy your dark skies!.
June 28th, 2006 at 3:49 pm
Still cranking them out, several to go. Not real dark with light pollution, but the sky was clear for a change Monday night.