M13 – Globular Cluster in Hercules – LXD75 AR-6

Telescope: Meade LXD75 AR-6
Camera: Canon Rebel T2i
Filter: Orion Imaging Sky Glow Filter
Guide scope: None
Exposure: 40x30sec, ISO 3200 saved as RAW
Darks: Internal
Flat: Synthetic
Software: Backyard EOS, Digital Photo Professional, Deep Sky Stacker, Photoshop

I probably could have done this with 20 second subs, but for a while my sky was dark enough to support 30 second exposures. The Propeller shows nicely and if you look closely near the top, just left of center, is a tiny 15th magnitude edge-on galaxy IC4617.

-John

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