Globular Star Cluster M2 Image Credit: Fred Calvert / Cold Spring Observatory
Taken: September 27, 2005
This image of M2 is a image in the works. The Luminance, Red & Green Data was collected on Sept 27, 2005. The Blue data is yet to be collected. The image above is the luminance data only and is composed of 7 - 300 second frames taken with an SBIG ST2000XM CCD Camera CFW8 Color Filter wheel and and A0-7 Adaptic Optics Unit.
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Equipment: Meade LX200 Telescope @ f10.0 / SBIG ST2000XM /CFW8 Color Filter Wheel /AO-7 Adaptive Optics Unit
Exposure Data: LRGB
Luminance = 35 minutes binned 1 X 1 / Red = 15 minutes binned 2 X 2 / Green = 15 minutes binned 2 X 2 / Blue = 15 minutes binned 2 X 2
LX 200 Telescope SBIG ST2000XM / CFW8 / A07 Cold Spring Observatory Control Room