M13 - Testing out different configuration on my 4" Vixen (Phil Hoppes)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Hercules (Her) · Contains: HD150679 · HD150998 · Hercules Globular Cluster · IC 4617 · M 13 · NGC 6205

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M13 - Testing out different configuration on my 4" Vixen

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M13 - Testing out different configuration on my 4" Vixen

Murphy has just been working way to much overtime lately. So I've been testing out some different configurations on where to best put a guide scope with my 4" Vixen ED103S refractor. It currently is sharing my EQ6R-Pro mount with my Lunt LS80MT. I'm getting a Pegasus NYX-101 SW mount for this pier as I will be placing the EQ6R on a dolly/tripod setup for my grandson with my old Meade 10" f/6.3 LX200 OTA. So I'm testing the mount as well as trying to optimize my Vixen. I picked M13 as a nice reliable target for practice. I won't bore everyone with the details but the best laid plans as they say.... Anyway I managed to get a respectable image of M13 and after I got the proper calibration frames I put this shot together.

I really like globular clusters. I need to practice more with them. This one is still a tad too over exposed. I started with 120s subs but had some other issues that basically ruined those shots so when I fixed the issue causing that problem I raised my subs to 240s. That's clearly too much for this object. I'll try again when the dust settles and I get the NYX mount.

Enjoy!

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RA (center)	16h41m44s.679
RA (top/left)	16h40m01s.712
RA (top/right)	16h39m27s.388
RA (bottom/right)	16h43m26s.314
RA (bottom/left)	16h44m02s.925

Dec (center)	+36°26′40″.64
Dec (top/left)	+36°54′20″.57
Dec (top/right)	+36°06′01″.89
Dec (bottom/right)	+35°58′56″.47
Dec (bottom/left)	+36°47′09″.72

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