2016-08-26 / Image Details (Click on image to enlarge)
galacticsights
astrophotography
Great Hercules Cluster, M13
Technical Details
| Location | Zollikerberg, Switzerland |
| Camera | Nikon DSLR 7100 |
| Telescope | Skywatcher Quattro 8CF 200 DS Fibre OTA Newton Carbon |
| Special Lense | Skywatcher Newtonian F4 Coma Corrector |
| Mount | Skywatcher AZ-EQ6, EQASCOM, Stellarium |
| Autoguiding | Lacerta MGEN2 (Autoguiding, Dithering und Camera Control) |
| Camera Control | Digicamcontrol (Focus, Camera Control) |
| Lights | 60 x 45s (45'), ISO-800, additional Biases, Flats and Darks |
| Stacking Software | Pixinsight 1.8 |
| Image Processing | Pixinsight 1.8 |
The Great Hercules Cluster is a globular cluster of about 300,000 stars in the constellation of Hercules.