M13: Great Globular Cluster May 16, 2019 Messier 13 Telescope: RRRT (Fan Mountain) Camera: SBIG STX-16803 Exposure: Visible (Mono): 40 @ 2 min Total - 1 Hour 20 minutes exposure

Comparing M13 Photos [Messier 13]

Post author:Kevin Francis
Post published:June 16, 2019
Post category:Astrophotography Deep Sky Post Processing Star Clusters

M13 or the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules is an astronomy favorite. It is 145 light years in diameter and contains approximately 300,000 stars. I've recently focused two telescopes on…

Beehive Cluster: I Don’t See Anything There [Magnitude]

Post author:Kevin Francis
Post published:June 2, 2018
Post category:Night Sky Smartphone Star Clusters Stars Telescope

Light Pollution In light polluted areas, seeing fuzzy star clusters is nearly impossible to the naked eye. Therefore, when I attended a Star Party at the Virginia Living Museum, I…