Rose Cluster – M5
Rose Cluster
M5 the Rose Cluster is a Globular cluster in the constellation Serpens. I had an hour to kill and used my LRGB filters with 30 second exposures.
Equipment
Telescope: Meade 6000 series 70mm Quadruplet @ f/5
Main Camera: ZWO ASI 1600mm-pro Monochrome
Mount: Skywatcher EQ6r-Pro
Guide Scope: William Optics 50mm Uniguide
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI 290mm-mini
Computer: ASIair PRO
Location
Location: Pendleton, Oregon
Bortle: 4
Long & Lat: 45.67N, 118.79 W
Shoot Parameters
Red Filter: 20×30″
Green Filter: 12×30″
Blue Filter: 15×30″
Light Filter: 15×30″
Calibration Bias: 20
Calibration Dark: 20
Calibration Flat: 20
Integration Time: ~24 minutes total
Gain: 139 (unity)
Cooling: -20
Processing Software: Photoshop CC, Astro Pixel Processor, ASIair PRO Planning
