Discovered by Edmond Halley in 1714.
- M13, also called the `Great globular cluster in Hercules', is one of the most prominent and best known globulars of the Northern celestial hemisphere. It was discovered by Edmond Halley in 1714, who noted that `it shows itself to the naked eye when the sky is serene and the Moon absent.'
Meade Equipment Used:
- LX-90
- DSI
- 6.3 Focal Reducer
- Guided with Meade LPI through a Skywatcher ST-804
- LX-90
- DSI
- 3.3 Focal Reducer
- Guided with Meade DSI through a ETX-90
Also called the Blue Snowball, It is located in the constellation Andromeda and is one of the finest planetary nebulae in the sky. It is 5000 LY from earth.
- LX-90
- DSI with 2X Barlow
- Guided with Meade DSI Pro through a
Skywatcher ST-804
- Image Scope: Meade LX-90
- Image Camera: DSI
- Guide scope: Skywatcher ST-804
- Guide Camera: DSI-Pro
- Image Scope: Lx-90 f3.3
- Image Camera: DSI-C
- 51 2:00 min. RGB exposures fits
- gain 100 offset 55
- 40% min qual 3 eval count
- Guide Scope: Skywatcher ST-804 (Short tube 80mm, fl - 400mm)
- Guide Camera : DSI-Pro
- Image Scope: Meade LX-90 f3.3
- Image Camera: DSI-C
- gain 90
- offset 62
- 63 - 2 min exposures
- Guide scope: Skywatcher ST-804
- Guide Camera: DSI-Pro
- Image Scope: Meade LX-90 f3.3
- Image Camera: DSI-C
- gain 90
- offset 62
- 24 - 3 min exposures
- Guide scope: Skywatcher ST-804
- Guide Camera: DSI-Pro
- Image Scope: Meade LX-90 f3.3
- Image Camera: DSI-C
- gain 90
- offset 62
- 15 - 3 min exposures
- Guide scope: Skywatcher ST-804
- Guide Camera: DSI-Pro
