08/23/2021 – Syracuse Astronomical Society

M13, August 8th, 2021, 10 frames at 300 seconds each, 180 gain taken with a guided 5" Maksutkov

Comparing images of M13 between a 10″ SCT and a 5″ Mak

Here is last year’s pic with the M13 taken with a 10″ Meade SCT. Exposure was 22 frames at 60 second. It was probably one of the best pictures I got from the Meade. Because of being able to guide with the 5″ Mak, I was able to get ten 300 second subs to stack (for a total of 50 minutes instead of just 22 minutes). Here is the result. The magnification of the second image is only about 60% of the older picture, but better focus and guiding give a much higher resolution end product. Funny how a 5″ […]