A clear night sky in the summer here is rare... a clear night sky in the summer, in conjunction with a New Moon that falls on a weekend is even more rare! Luckily, our schedule was also clear and I was able to set up shop in the driveway.
M5 and M16 are in the constellation Serpens. M5 is a fairly bright and colorful globular cluster about 24,500 light years away. M16, also known as the Eagle Nebula or Star Queen nebula is an active star-forming region about 5,700 - 7,000 light years away. The spires of gas and dust in the central part of M16 that form the 'eagle' were dubbed "The Pillars of Creation" in the iconic Hubble narrowband image.
M5 in LRGB
Imaged June 20-21, 2020 from Kathleen, GA, an orange zone
25 x 120s Luminance
12 x 60s
Scope: Orion ED80 (
Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM Pro @-20C, Gain:75
Filters: Baader 1.25" LRGB
Resolution: 1.31"/px
Capture:
Processing: PixInsight
M16 Luminance
50 x 180s
Details same as above
M16
Imaged June thru July, 2015 from Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, a true dark sky location
Scope: Same as above
Camera; SBIG STF-8300C @-10C
Resolution: 1.86"/px
Mount: Celestron AVX
Capture/Processing: Same as above
LRGB:
It was cool playing with data from two different cameras. The SBIG was good to me.
I believe you can right click the images for a closer view.
Thanks for looking!
Mike
