M19 - Split Globular Cluster

 Posted: Oct 13th, 2020
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Technical Info
Telescope/Lens: Sky-Watcher 130/650 PDS
Camera: Canon 550 D
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ5
Guide Scope: No guide
Software: DeepSkyStacker, FitStacker, PhotoShop
Accessories: Sky-Watcher F5 Coma Corrector 2"
Exposure:
240 x 20" ISO/Gain: 3200
Red zoneLight Pollution:
 Kharkiv, Ukraine
 Oct 12th, 2020
1 h 20 m
1939
M19 - a "flattened" globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus. The cluster's shape is distorted by the Milky Way's tidal forces.
The object's declination is less than -26 degrees, and its altitude during imaging was about 12 degrees. Shot from a high-rise balcony, in a red zone of light pollution.
Resolution: 2422x1597 px
Scale: 1679 KB
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