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    Saturday, June 10, 2017

    Astronomy Adventure - Globular Cluster Messier 4

    Messier 4 is a globular cluster and one of the closest ones to us at a mere 7,200 light years away. But perhaps the biggest claim to fame for this cluster that it is apparently the very first globular cluster in which the telescopes of the mid-1700s could actually resolve individual stars. 


    Here are the technical details for those handful who might be interested:
    Scope: Starblast 4.5; tracking on
    Magnification: ~30x
    Camera: iPhone6 using NightCapPro app; ISO 8000
    Processing: 2x7 sec. images stacked in Deep Sky Stacker; with darks; adjusted curves using GIMP

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