Taken using the Open University’s PIRATE telescope
Designations:
• Common Name: Hercules Cluster
• Messier: M13
• New General Catalogue: NGC 6205
• Other: Keystone Cluster
Telescope: Unknown
Camera: Unknown
Object Type: Globular Cluster
Distance: 22.2 kly
Constellation: Hercules
Right Ascension: 16 Hrs, 41′, 41.24″
Declination: 36°, 27′, 35.50″
Magnitude: 5.80
Taken from the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands
(Image ID: 235)
Taken using the Open Univerisity’s COAST telescope
Designations:
• Common Name: Hercules Cluster
• Messier: M13
• New General Catalogue: NGC 6205
• Other: Keystone Cluster
Telescope: Unknown
Camera: Unknown
Object Type: Globular Cluster
Distance: 22.2 kly
Constellation: Hercules
Right Ascension: 16 Hrs, 41′, 41.24″
Declination: 36°, 27′, 35.50″
Magnitude: 5.80
Taken from the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
(Image ID: 234)
A dense globular in Sagittarius. Low metalicity. One of the few known to contain a planetary nebula.
Designations:
• Common Name: M22
• Messier: M22
• New General Catalogue: NGC 6656
• Other: GCI99
Telescope: BRT Galaxy C14 w/foc red
Camera: BRT FLI Maxcam CM2-1 E2V CCD47-10
Object Type: Globular Cluster
Distance: 10600.00
Constellation: Sagittarius
Right Ascension: 18 Hrs, 26′, 23.94″
Declination: -23°, 54′, 17.10″
Magnitude: 5.10
180s each RGB. Tracking was off, causing some streaking. Also, position is off-center.
(Image ID: 72)
Globular Cluster M4, one of my favorite deep-sky objects. Contains some of the oldest known stars in the Milky Way.
Designations:
• Common Name: M4
• Messier: M4
• New General Catalogue: NGC 6121
• Other: n/a
Telescope: BRT Galaxy C14 w/foc red
Camera: BRT FLI Microline E2V CCD47-10
Object Type: Globular Cluster
Distance: 7200.00
Constellation: Scorpius
Right Ascension: 16 Hrs, 23′, 35.22″
Declination: -26°, 31′, 32.70″
Magnitude: 5.90
180s each RGB. Camera is poorly aligned and object is off-center.
(Image ID: 71)
Caption To Be Added Later
Designations:
• Common Name: Omega Centauri
• Messier: n/a
• New General Catalogue: NGC 5139
• Other: Omega Cluster
Telescope: Unknown
Camera: Unknown
Object Type: Planetary Nebula
Distance:
Constellation: Centaurus
Right Ascension: 0 Hrs, 0′, 0.00″
Declination: 0°, 0′, 0.00″
Magnitude: 0.00
I can no longer recall the details of this image’s capture or processing
(Image ID: 56)
Caption To Be Added Later
Designations:
• Common Name: Omega Centauri
• Messier: n/a
• New General Catalogue: NGC 5139
• Other: Omega Cluster
Telescope: Unknown
Camera: Unknown
Object Type: Planetary Nebula
Distance:
Constellation: Centaurus
Right Ascension: 0 Hrs, 0′, 0.00″
Declination: 0°, 0′, 0.00″
Magnitude: 0.00
I can no longer recall the details of this image’s capture or processing
(Image ID: 55)
This is the Hercules Cluster, or Messier 13. It is one of the largest and most visible clusters in the night sky, visible to the naked eye from a good dark location on a clear night.
Designations:
• Common Name: M13
• Messier: M13
• New General Catalogue: NGC 6205
• Other: Keystone Cluster
Telescope: Meade 2080 with focal reducer
Camera: Nikon D5000
Object Type: Globular Cluster
Distance: 22.20
Constellation: Hercules
Right Ascension: 16 Hrs, 41′, 0.00″
Declination: 36°, 28′, 0.00″
Magnitude: 5.80
Unsure on this one, probably 30 sec multiple stacked images at ISO 3200
(Image ID: 7)
The Hercules cluster taken on my D5000.
Designations:
• Common Name: M13
• Messier: M13
• New General Catalogue: NGC 6205
• Other: Keystone Cluster
Telescope: Meade 2080 with focal reducer
Camera: Nikon D5000
Object Type: Globular Cluster
Distance: 22.20
Constellation: Hercules
Right Ascension: 16 Hrs, 41′, 42.00″
Declination: 36°, 27′, 39.00″
Magnitude: 5.80
Multiple stacked frames, probably 30 or 60 sec at ISO 3200.
(Image ID: 6)
One of my favorite objects, M4, the globular cluster in Scorpius.
Designations:
• Common Name: M4
• Messier: M4
• New General Catalogue: NGC 6121
• Other: Scorpio Cluster
Telescope: Meade 2080 with focal reducer
Camera: Nikon D5000
Object Type: Globular Cluster
Distance: 7.20
Constellation: Scorpius
Right Ascension: 16 Hrs, 23′, 36.00″
Declination: -26°, 32′, 30.00″
Magnitude: 5.60
(Image ID: 2)