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Image collection based on the sky tour "Southerly targets for early summer nights" featured in the Jun 2013 edition of Astronomy Now. Comprising globular star clusters, double stars and stars in the constellation Ophiuchus & Scorpius.
1. Xi Scorpii - Double Star 2. M107 - Globular Cluster 3. Delta Scorpii - Be Star 4. M80 - Globular Cluster 5. M4 - Globular Cluster 6. Antares - Red Supergiant, Star 7. M19 - Globular Cluster 8. M9 - Globular Cluster
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M107 (Ophiuchus) |
CCD Image 5 x 60s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C filter, 2007-04-05 03:39 h UT (#189333-37) 8" LX200 classic + ST-7e |
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M80 (Scorpius) |
CCD Image (logscale, 50% size scaling) 5 x 30 sec exposure (median combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2009-04-22 00:57 h UT (#364264-68) 12" LX200R (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME |
M80 - detail |
CCD Image (logscale, cropped) Image details as above |
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M4 (Scorpius) Taken at 5 deg above southern horizon |
CCD Image (cropped to central area & 60% size
reduction) 4 x 20s sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2009-05-26 23:21 h UT (#369078-82) 12" LX200R (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME [ Wider View ] |
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M12 (Ophiuchus) |
CCD Image 5 x 20 sec exposure (average), clear filter 2005-08-14 21:51 h UT (#92072-76) 8" LX200 classic + ST-7e |
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M19 (Scorpius) |
CCD Image (35% size reduction) 5 x 15s sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 2009-06-25 23:36 h UT (#373045-49) 12" LX200R (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME |
M19 - detail |
CCD Image (70% size reduction, cropped) Image details as above |
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M9 (Ophiuchus) Taken at 11 deg above SSE horizon |
CCD Image (50% size reduction) 2 x 30s sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2009-05-26 23:26 h UT (#369086-88) 12" LX200R (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME |
M9 - detail |
CCD Image (cropped) Image details as above |
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