David's Astronomy Pages (Sky Tours)
May (1) - Globular Clusters

Image collection based on the sky tour "Off the beaten track" featured in the May 2012 edition of Astronomy Now. Comprising globular clusters in Coma Berenices, Bootes, Ophiuchus, Serpens Cauda, Scutum, Delphinus.

Bullet  1. NGC 5053 - Globular Cluster
Bullet  2. NGC 5466 - Globular Cluster (H VI-9)
Bullet  3. NGC 5897 - Globular Cluster
Bullet  4. NGC 6229 - Globular Cluster
Bullet  5. IC 1276 - Globular Cluster
Bullet  6. NGC 6712 - Globular Cluster
Bullet  7. NGC 6934 - Globular Cluster
Bullet  8. NGC 7006 - Globular Cluster
 

1.  NGC 5053 - Globular Cluster

NGC 5053 (Coma Berenices)
Image
 CCD Image
5 x 3 min exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 
2006-12-02 06:23h UT (#156060-64)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E

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2.  NGC 5466 - Globular Cluster (H VI-9)

NGC 5466 / Herschel VI-9 (Bootes)
Image
CCD Image 
3 x 90s sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2008-12-23 06:03 h UT (#336437-39)

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3.  NGC 5897 - Globular Cluster

NGC 5897 (Libra)
Image
CCD Image (50% size scaling)
7 x 30 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2009-04-2200;48h UT  (#364255-61)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME
 
NGC 5897   - detail
Image
CCD Image (cropped)
Image details as above

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4.   NGC 6229 - Globular Cluster

NGC 6229 (Hercules)
Image
CCD Image (35% size, square root scaling)
3 x 60s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 
2012-10-21 20:09 hUT (#517052-55)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
  
NGC 6229 - detail
Image
CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
Square root scaling, gamma modified
Image details as above

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5.   IC 1276 - Globular Cluster

IC 1276 (Serpens Cauda)
Image
CCD Image (75% size, cropped)
12  x 10s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2012-10-21 19:55 hUT (#517025-42)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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6.   NGC 6712 - Globular Cluster

NGC 6712 (Scutum)
Image
CCD Image (50% size reduction)
4 x 30s sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2009-08-10 23:01 h UT (#383100-03)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME
 
NGC 6712 - detail
Image
CCD Image ( 100% size, cropped )
Image details as above

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7.   NGC 6934 - Globular Cluster

NGC 6934 / Caldwell 47  (Delphinus)
Image
CCD Image 
3 x 60 sec exposure (average), 2x2 binning, clear filter
2006-08-06  02:25 h UT (#132339-41)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E

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8.  NGC 7006 - Globular Cluster

NGC 7006  (Delphinus)
Image
CCD Image 
3 x 30 sec exposure (average), 2x2 binning, clear filter
2006-08-06  02:30 h UT (#132345-47)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E

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