Star Clusters

Target: M13 (NGC 6205, globular cluster in Hercules) Distance from Earth: 25,100 light-years Image FOV: 27 x 26 arcmins Telescope: PlaneWave CDK 24 (f/6.5) Camera: FLI ProLine PL09000 Images: LRGB data captured at an image scale of 0.62 arcsec/pixel (binned 1x1); 29, 60sec subexposures; 30 minutes (L), 9 minutes (R) and 10 minutes (GB) on May 22, 2016; total exposure time of 59 minutes Processing: MaxIm DL 6.12, Registar 1.0.9, CCDStack 1.3.2 and Photoshop CS3 with Noise Ninja, GradientXTerminator & StarSpikes Pro; final image scale 0.62 arcsec/pixel; image cropped

Target: NGC 5281 (open cluster in Centaurus) Distance from Earth: 4200 light-years Image FOV: 38 x 26 arcmin Telescope: PlaneWave CDK 20 (f/4.5) Camera: FLI ProLine PL6303E Images: LRGB data captured at an image scale of 0.81 arcsec/pixel (binned 1x1); 18, 60 sec subexposures; 9 minutes (L), 3 minutes with (R), 3 minutes (G) and 3 minutes (B) from Feb 28-29,2016; total exposure time of 18 minutes Processing: MaxIm DL 5.18, CCDStack 1.0.7, Registar 1.0 and Photoshop CS3 with GradientXterminator, Noise Ninja and StarSpikes Pro; final image scale 0.81arcsec/pixel; image cropped

Target: NGC 5800 (open cluster in Lupus) Distance from Earth: 3800 light-years Image FOV: 40 x 26 arcmins Telescope: PlaneWave CDK 20 (f/4.5) Camera: FLI ProLine PL6303E Images: Data captured at an image scale of 0.81 arcsec/pixel (binned 1x1); 76, 60 sec subexposures; 28 min R, 22 min G and 26 min B on May 26, 2013; total exposure time of 76 minutes Processing: MaxIm DL 5.18, CCDStack 1.0.7, Registar 1.0 and Photoshop CS3 with GradientXTerminator and StarSpikes Pro; image cropped

Target: Omega Centauri (NGC 5139, globular cluster in Centaurus) Distance from Earth: 17,000 light-years Image FOV: 40 x 28 arcmins Telescope: PlaneWave CDK 20 (f/4.5) Camera: FLI ProLine PL6303E Images: Data captured at an image scale of 0.81 arcsec/pixel (binned 1x1); 36, 300 sec exposures; 93 minutes Lum, 30 minutes R, 30 minutes G and 27 min B on Feb 19, 2013; total exposure time of 180 minutes Processing: MaxIm DL 5.18, CCDStack 1.0.7, Registar 1.0 and Photoshop CS3 with GradientXTerminator and StarSpikes Pro 2.0, image cropped

Target: Omega Centauri (NGC 5139, globular cluster in Centaurus) Distance from Earth: 17,000 light-years Image FOV: 223 x 144 arcmins Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED refractor (f/5.0) Camera: SBIG STL11000M Images: Data captured at an image scale of 3.49 arcsec/pixel (binned 1x1); 40, 120 sec subexposures; 16 minutes (R), 16 minutes (G), 16 minutes (B) and 32 minutes (L) on Apr 17, 18, 2011; total exposure time of 80 minutes Processing: MaxIm DL 5.12, Registar 1.0 and Photoshop CS3 with GradientXTerminator, Noise Ninja and StarSpike Pro; image cropped

Target: Omega Centauri (NGC 5139, globular cluster in Centaurus) Distance from Earth: 17,000 light-years Image FOV: 25 x 17 arcmins Telescope: RCOS 12.5" (f/6.1) Camera: SBIG ST10XME Images: Luminance data captured at an image scale of 0.73 arcsec/pixel (binned 1x1); 24, 120 sec subexposures; RVB data captured at an image scale of 1.46 arcsec/pixel (binned 2x2); 24, 120 sec subexposures; 16 minutes (R), 16 minutes (V) 16 minutes (B) and 48 minutes (L) Apr 17, 2011; total exposure time of 96 minutes Processing: MaxIm DL 5.12, Registar 1.0 and Photoshop CS3 with GradientXTerminator, Noise Ninja and StarSpike Pro; final image scale 0.73 arcsec/pixel, image cropped

Target: M13 (NGC 6205, globular cluster in Hercules) Distance from Earth: 25,100 light-years Image FOV: 65 x 65 arcmins Telescope: Takahashi TOA-130 (f/6.0) Camera: Starlight Xpress SXVR-H16 Images: Captured at an image scale of 1.96 arcsec/pixel; 24 120 sec subexposures with the lum filter and 24, 120 sec subexposures with the RGB filters; 16 minutes (R), 16 minutes (G), 16 minutes (B) and 48 minutes (L); total exposure time of 96 minutes on Apr 14, 2011; all subs binned 1x1 Processing: MaxIm DL 5.12 and Photoshop CS3 with GradientXTerminator, Noise Ninja and StarSpikes Pro; image cropped

Target: M3 (NGC 5272, globular cluster in Canis Venatici) Distance from Earth: 33,900 light-years Image FOV: 40 x 26 arcmin Telescope: PlaneWave CDK17 (f/6.8) Camera: SBIG STL11000M ccd Images: Captured from GRAS-007 in Nerpio, Spain at an image scale of 0.63 arcsec/pixel; 44, 120 sec subexposures; 20 minutes (R), 18 minutes (V), 20 minutes (B) and 30 minutes (L); total exposure time of 88 minutes on Feb 11, 12, 2011; L data binned 1x1, RVB data binned 2x2 Processing: MaxIm DL 5.12, Registar 1.0 and Photoshop CS3 with GradientXTerminator and Noise Ninja; image cropped

Target: M35 (NGC 2168, open star cluster in Gemini) Distance from Earth: 2800 light-years Image FOV: 60 x 39 arcmin Telescope: Takahashi Epsilon (f/3.4) Camera: SBIG ST10XME Images: Captured from GRAS-005 in Mayhill, NM at an image scale of 1.65 arcsec/pixel; 20, 180 sec subexposures with the clear filter and 5, 120 sec subexposures with the RGB filters; 10 minutes (R), 10 minutes (G), 10 minutes (B) and 30 minutes (C); total exposure time of 60 minutes on Jan 23, 2011 Processing: MaxIm DL 5.12 and Photoshop CS3 with GradientXTerminator, Astronomy Tools and Star Spikes Pro; image cropped

Target: M45 (The Pleiades, open cluster in Taurus) Distance from Earth: 440 light-years Image FOV: 232 x 153 arcmins Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED refractor (f/5.0) Camera: SBIG STL11000M ccd Focus: Autofocus Images: Captured from GRAS-014 in Mayhill, NM at an image scale of 3.49 arcsec/pixel; 19, 600 sec subexposures; 50 minutes (R), 50 minutes (G) and 90 minutes (B), total exposure time of 190 minutes on Nov 1, 2010 Processing: MaxIm DL 5.12, Registar 1.0 and Photoshop CS3 with GradientXTerminator and Noise Ninja; image cropped

Target: M3 (NGC 5272, globular cluster in Canis Venatici, apparent dimension 18 arcmin, magnitude 6.3) Distance from Earth: 33,900 light-years Image FOV: 38 x 29 arcmin Mount: Takahashi NJP Temma II Telescope: Takahashi TOA-130 refractor with TOA-130 0.78x reducer (f/6.0) and Astrodon R, G and B filters. Camera: Starlight Xpress SXVF-H9 ccd guided by SX Autoguider with Takahashi FS-60C refractor (f/5.9) Focus: Finger Lakes Instrumentation DF-2 focuser with FocusMax/MaxIm DL software Images: Captured with MaxIm DL 4.60 at an image scale of 1.69 arcsec/pixel; 50 minutes (R), 60 minutes (G) and 60 minutes (B); total exposure time of 170 minutes on Mar 5, 2010 Processing: MaxIm DL 5.05, Images Plus 3.5 and Photoshop CS3 with Astronomy Tools, Noise Ninja and GradientXTerminator; R, G and B images processed individually, aligned and combined in MaxIm DL. Combined image processed in PS and ImagesPlus; image cropped

Target: M103 (NGC 581, open cluster in Cassiopeia, apparent dimension 6.0 arcmin, magnitude 7.4) Distance from Earth: 8500 light-years Image FOV: 36 x 26 arcmins Mount: Takahashi NJP Temma II Telescope: Takahashi TOA-130 refractor with TOA-130 0.78x reducer (f/6.0) and Astrodon R, G and B filters. Camera: Starlight Xpress SXVF-H9 ccd guided by SX Autoguider with Takahashi FS-60C refractor (f/5.9) Focus: Finger Lakes Instrumentation DF-2 focuser with FocusMax/MaxIm DL software Images: Captured with MaxIm DL 4.60 at an image scale of 1.69 arcsec/pixel; 70 minutes (R), 80 minutes (G) and 70 minutes (B); total exposure time of 220 minutes on Nov 28, 2009 Processing: MaxIm DL 5.05, Astronomy Tools and Photoshop CS3 with Noise Ninja and GradientXTerminator; R, G and B images processed individually, aligned and combined in MaxIm DL. Combined image processed in PS; image cropped

Target: M13 (NGC 6205, globular cluster in Hercules, apparent dimension 20.0 arcmin, magnitude 5.8) Distance from Earth: 25,100 light-years Image FOV: 44 x 29 arcmins (maximum FOV: 82 x 55 arcmins) Date/Time/Moon: 06/28/09 2342 EDT to 06/29/09 0346 EDT Moonset 06/29/09 0033 EDT (Moon 46% illumination; 85 degrees from target) Sky conditions: transparency 4/5, seeing 2/5 Mount: Takahashi NJP Temma II Telescope: Takahashi TOA-130 refractor with Tak 0.98x flattener (f/7.5) and Hutech LPS filter Camera: Starlight Xpress SXVF-M25C guided by SX Autoguider with Takahashi FS-60C refractor (f/5.9) Focus: Finger Lakes Instrumentation DF-2 with FocusMax/MaxIm DL software Images: Captured with MaxIm DL 4.60 at an image scale of 1.64 arcsec/pixel; total exposure time of 145 minutes; 33, 300 sec lights; 27, 0.55 sec flat_lights and 27 0.1 sec biases captured; 29 light frames were used for processing Processing: MaxIm DL 5.00 and Photoshop CS3 with Noise Ninja and GradientXTerminator; image cropped

Target: M5 (NGC 5904, globular cluster in Serpens, apparent diameter 17.4 arcmins, magnitude 5.8) Distance from Earth: 24,500 light-years Image FOV: 49 x 32 arcmins (maximum FOV: 51 x 34 arcmins) Date/Time: 04/05/09 0159 EDT to 0342 EDT Mount: Takahashi NJP Temma II Telescope: Takahashi TOA-130 refractor with Tak flattener, Tak 1.6x extender (f/12.3) and Hutech LPS filter Camera: Starlight Xpress SXVF-M25C ccd guided by SX Autoguider with Takahashi FS-78 refractor with Optec 0.62 reducer (f/5.0) Focus: Finger Lakes Instrumentation DF-2 focuser with FocusMax/MaxIm DL software Sky conditions: transparency 3/5, seeing 2/5 Moonset: 04/05/09 0445 EDT (2.4 days after First Quarter) Images: Captured with MaxIm DL 4.60 at an image scale of 1.00 arcsec/pixel; 28 light exposures, 120 sec duration; 3, 120 sec dark frame; 27, 1.3 sec flat_light frames and 27, 0.1 sec bias frames; 21 frames were used for alignment and stacking Processing: MaxIm DL 5.00 and Photoshop CS3 with Noise Ninja, Focus Magic and GradientXTerminator; image cropped and downsampled (revised 05/10/09)

Target: M53 (NGC 5024, globular cluster in Coma Berenices, apparent diameter 12.6 arcmins, magnitude 7.7) Distance from Earth: 59,700 light-years Image FOV: 48 x 32 arcmins (maximum FOV: 51 x 34 arcmins) Date/Time: 04/05/09 0019 EDT to 0132 EDT Mount: Takahashi NJP Temma II Telescope: Takahashi TOA-130 refractor with Tak flattener, Tak 1.6x extender (f/12.3) and Hutech LPS filter Camera: Starlight Xpress SXVF-M25C ccd guided by SX Autoguider with Takahashi FS-78 refractor with Optec 0.62 reducer (f/5.0) Focus: Finger Lakes Instrumentation DF-2 focuser with FocusMax/MaxIm DL software Sky conditions: transparency 3/5, seeing 2/5 Moonset: 04/05/09 0445 EDT (2.4 days after First Quarter) Images: Captured with MaxIm DL 4.60 at an image scale of 1.00 arcsec/pixel; 20 light exposures, 120 sec duration; 3, 120 sec dark frame; 27, 1.3 sec flat_light frames and 27, 0.1 sec bias frames; 18 frames were used for alignment and stacking Processing: MaxIm DL 5.00 and Photoshop CS3 with Noise Ninja, Focus Magic and GradientXTerminator; image cropped and downsampled (revised 05/10/09)

Target: NGC 1502 (open cluster in Camelopardalis, apparent diameter 8 arcmins, magnitude 5.7) Distance from Earth: 3000 light-years Image FOV: 49 x 32 arcmins (maximum FOV: 51 x 34 arcmins) Date/Time: 04/04/09 2132 EDT to 2344 EDT Mount: Takahashi NJP Temma II Telescope: Takahashi TOA-130 refractor with Tak flattener, Tak 1.6x extender (f/12.3) and Hutech LPS filter Camera: Starlight Xpress SXVF-M25C ccd guided by SX Autoguider with Takahashi FS-78 refractor with Optec 0.62 reducer (f/5.0) Focus: Finger Lakes Instrumentation DF-2 focuser with FocusMax/MaxIm DL software Sky conditions: transparency 3/5, seeing 2/5 Moonset: 04/05/09 0445 EDT (2.4 days after First Quarter) Images: Captured with MaxIm DL 4.60 at an image scale of 1.00 arcsec/pixel; 30 light exposures, 120 sec duration; 3, 120 sec dark frame; 27, 1.3 sec flat_light frames and 27, 0.1 sec bias frames; 15 frames were used for alignment and stacking Processing: MaxIm DL 5.00 and Photoshop CS3 with Noise Ninja and GradientXTerminator; image cropped and downsampled (revised 05/10/09)

Target: Widefield image in region of NGC 2419 (globular cluster in Lynx, center) Distance from Earth: 295,000 light-years Image FOV: 268 x 178 arcmins (maximum FOV: 274 x 179 arcmins) Date/Time: 02/16/09 2016 EST to 2117 EST Mount: Takahashi NJP Temma II Telescope: Takahashi FS-60C refractor with Hutech 0.85x reducer/flattener (f/5.0) and Hutech LPS filter Camera: Starlight Xpress SXVF-M25C ccd guided by SX Autoguider with Takahashi FS-78 refractor with Optec 0.62 reducer (f/5.0) Focus: Finger Lakes Instrumentation DF-2 focuser with FocusMax/MaxIm DL software Sky conditions: transparency 2/5, seeing 3/5 Moonrise: 02/17/09 0208 EST Images: Captured with MaxIm DL 4.60 at an image scale of 5.34 arcsec/pixel; 20 light exposures, 120 sec duration; 27, 0.28 sec flat_light frames and 27, 0.1 sec bias frames. 18 frames were used for alignment and stacking Processing: MaxIm DL 5.0 and Photoshop CS3 with Noise Ninja, GradientXTerminator and Photoshop Tools; image cropped and downsampled (revised 03/08/09)

Target: M92 (NGC 6341, globular cluster in Hercules, apparent dimension 14.0 arcmin, magnitude 6.4) Distance from Earth: 26,700 light-years Image FOV: 78 x 52 arcmin Date/Time: 06/08/08 2258 EDT to 06/09/08 0100 EDT Mount: Takahashi NJP Temma II Telescope: Takahashi TOA-130 refractor with Tak 0.98x flattener (f/7.5) and Hutech LPS filter Camera: Starlight Xpress SXVF-M25C ccd guided by SX Autoguider with Takahashi FS-60C refractor (f/5.9) Focus: Finger Lakes Instrumentation DF-2 focuser with FocusMax/MaxIm DL software Sky conditions: transparency 4/5, seeing 3/5 Moonset: 06/09/08 0056 EDT Images: Captured with MaxIm DL 4.60 at an image scale of 1.64 arcsec/pixel; 10 light exposures, 600 sec duration; 1, 600 sec dark frame; 27, 8 sec flat_light frames; 1, 8 second flat_dark frame and 27, 0.1 sec bias frames. 8 frames were used for alignment and stacking. Processing: ImagesPlus 3.5 and Photoshop CS3 with GradientXTerminator and Noise Ninja, image cropped and downsampled

Target: M103 (NGC 581, open cluster in Cassiopeia, apparent dimension 6.0 arcmin, magnitude 7.4) Distance from Earth: 8500 light-years Date/Time: 10/07/07, 2040 EDT to 2250 EDT Mount: Takahashi NJP Temma II Telescope: Takahashi TOA-130 refractor with Tak 0.98x flattener (f/7.5) and Hutech LPS filter Camera: Starlight Xpress SXVF-M25C ccd guided by SBIG STV with Takahashi FS-60C refractor (f/5.9) Focus: Finger Lakes Instrumentation DF-2 focuser with FocusMax/MaxIm DL software Sky conditions: transparency 2/5, seeing 4/5, wind 6-11 mph, humidity 70-75%, temp I/O 73.6/72.3F at beginning and 69.1/68.2F at conclusion Moon: Moonrise 10/08/07 0451, 0.087 illuminated, mag -6.9, 26.6 days old, 3.1 days before new Images: Captured with MaxIm DL 4.60 at an image scale of 1.64 arcsec/pixel; 18 light frames, 300 sec duration; 15 light frames used for processing. Processing: ImagesPlus 3 and Photoshop CS3 with GradientXTerminator and Noise Ninja, image cropped

Target: M45 (The Pleiades, open cluster in Taurus, apparent dimension 110 arcmin; 1.6 mag) Distance from Earth: 440 light-years Date/Time: 09/17/07 0420 EDT to 0528 EDT Mount: Takahashi NJP Temma II Telescope: Takahashi FS-78 refractor with Hutech 0.85x reducer/flattener (f/6.9) and Hutech LPS filter Camera: Starlight Xpress SXVF-M25C guided by Takahashi FS-60C + Optec 0.62x telecompressor with SBIG STV (f/3.7) Focus: Finger Lakes Instrumentation DF-2 with FocusMax/MaxIm DL software Sky conditions: transparency 3/5, seeing 4/5 Moon: Moonset 2121 EDT Images: Captured with MaxIm DL 4.60 at an image scale of 2.99 arcsec/pixel; 12 light exposures, 300 sec duration and 3, 300 sec dark frames. 12 frames were used for alignment and stacking. Processing: ImagesPlus 3 beta 7, RegiStar 1.0 and Photoshop CS3 with GradientXTerminator and Noise Ninja, image cropped.

Target: M13 (NGC 6205, globular cluster in Hercules, apparent dimension 20.0 arcmin, magnitude 5.8) Distance from Earth: 25,100 light-years Date/Time: 07/01/07, 2305 to 2350 EDT Mount: Takahashi NJP Temma II Telescope: Takahashi TOA-130 with 0.98x reducer (f/7.5) and no filter Camera: Starlight Xpress SXVF-M25C ccd guided by SBIG STV with Takahashi FS-60C w/ Optec 0.62x reducer (f/3.7) Focus: VSE Epsilon, RoboFocus and AstroArt 4.0 autofocus plug-in Sky conditions: transparency 3/5, seeing 2/5, wind 6-11mph, humidity 55-60%, temp (O/I) 57.0/58.1F at beginning and 53.8/56.3F at conclusion Moon: 0.972 illuminated, mag -12.2, 17.0 days old, 1.58 days past full Images: Captured with AstroArt 4.0 at an image scale of 1.64 arcsec/pixel; 20 light exposures, 120 sec duration; 20, 120 sec dark frames and 20, 0.45 sec flat-light and flat-dark frames; 18 light frames used during processing Processing: ImagesPlus 3 beta 3, RegiStar, Picture Window Pro 4.0 and Photoshop CS 8.0 with GradientXTerminator and Noise Ninja, image cropped (revised 07/18/07)

Target: M56 (NGC 6779, globular cluster in Lyra, apparent dimension 8.8 arcmin, magnitude 8.3) Distance from Earth: 32,900 light-years Date/Time: 07/01/07, 0010 to 0030 EDT Mount: Takahashi NJP Temma II Telescope: Takahashi TOA-130 with 0.98x reducer (f/7.5) and no filter Camera: Starlight Xpress SXVF-M25C ccd guided by SBIG STV with Takahashi FS-60C w/ Optec 0.62x reducer (f/3.7) Focus: VSE Epsilon, RoboFocus and AstroArt 4.0 autofocus plug-in Sky conditions: transparency 3/5, seeing 2/5, wind 12-16mph, humidity 45-50%, temp (O/I) 59.2/60.3F at beginning and 57.4/59.2F at conclusion Moon: 0.993 illuminated, mag -12.5, 16.2 days old, 0.73 days past full Images: Captured with AstroArt 4.0 at an image scale of 1.64 arcsec/pixel; 15 light exposures, 60 sec duration; 20, 60 sec dark frames and 20, 0.10 sec flat-light and flat-dark frames; 15 light frames used during processing Processing: ImagesPlus 3 beta 3, RegiStar, Picture Window Pro 4.0 and Photoshop CS 8.0 with GradientXTerminator and Noise Ninja, image cropped (revised 07/18/07)

Target: M92 (NGC 6341, globular cluster in Hercules, apparent dimension 14.0 arcmin, magnitude 6.4) Distance from Earth: 26,700 light-years Date/Time: 06/16/07, 2255 EDT to 06/17/07 0005 EDT Mount: Takahashi NJP Temma II Telescope: Takahashi TOA-130 with 0.98x reducer (f/7.5) and Hutech LPS filter Camera: Starlight Xpress SXVF-M8C ccd guided by SBIG STV with Takahashi FS-60C w/ Optec 0.62x reducer (f/3.7) Focus: VSE Epsilon, RoboFocus and AstroArt 4.0 autofocus plug-in Sky conditions: transparency 2/5, seeing 4/5, 0-5mph, humidity 70-75%, temp (O/I) 67.1/66.2F at beginning and 64.6/64.0F at conclusion Moon: 2.0 day old, 0.053 illuminated, mag -6.6, 2.0 days past new moon Images: Captured with AstroArt 4.0 at an image scale of 0.66 arcsec/pixel; 14 light exposures, 270 sec duration; no dark or flat frames; 5 images used for processing Processing: ImagesPlus 3 beta 3, Picture Window Pro 4.0 and Photoshop CS 8.0 with GradientXTerminator and Noise Ninja; image cropped

Target: NGC 6811 (open cluster in Cygnus, apparent dimension 15 x 15 arcmin, magnitude 6.8) Distance from Earth: 3392 light-years Date/Time: 05/14/07, 0400 to 0500 EDT Mount: Takahashi NJP Temma II Telescope: Takahashi FS-78 (f/8.1) with Hutech IR-blocking filter Camera: Starlight Xpress SXVF-M8C ccd guided by SBIG STV with Takahashi FS-60C w/ Optec 0.62x reducer (f/3.7) Focus: VSE Epsilon, RoboFocus and AstroArt 4.0 autofocus plug-in Sky conditions: transparency 4/5, seeing 3/5, wind 6-11 mph, humidity 55-60%, temp O/I 38.3/41.0 F at beginning and 35.6/39.7 F at conclusion Moon: 26.9 day old, 0.091 illuminated, mag -7.2 Images: Captured with AstroArt 4.0 at an image scale of 1.01 arcsec/pixel; 14 light exposures, 240 sec duration; no dark, flat or bias frames; 13 images used for processing Processing: ImagesPlus 3 beta 1D, Picture Window Pro 4.0 and Photoshop CS 8.0 with GradientXTerminator and Noise Ninja

Target: M13 (NGC 6205, globular cluster in Hercules, apparent dimension 20.0 arcmin, magnitude 5.8) Distance from Earth: 25,100 light-years Date/Time: 05/14/07, 0115 to 0020 EDT Mount: Takahashi NJP Temma II Telescope: Takahashi FS-78 (f/8.1) with Hutech IR-blocking filter Camera: Starlight Xpress SXVF-M8C ccd guided by SBIG STV with Takahashi FS-60C w/ Optec 0.62x reducer (f/3.7) Focus: VSE Epsilon, RoboFocus and AstroArt 4.0 autofocus plug-in Sky conditions: transparency 4/5, seeing 3/5, wind 6-11 mph, humidity 55-60%, temp O/I 42.8/45.1 F at beginning and 38.3/41.0 F at conclusion Moon: 26.7 day old, 0.099 illuminated, mag -7.3 Images: Captured with AstroArt 4.0 at an image scale of 1.01 arcsec/pixel; 15 light exposures, 240 sec duration; no dark, flat or bias frames; 12 images used for processing Processing: ImagesPlus 3 beta 1D, Picture Window Pro 4.0 and Photoshop CS 8.0 with GradientXTerminator and Noise Ninja, image cropped

Target: M3 (NGC 5272, globular cluster in Canis Venatici, apparent dimension 18 arcmin, magnitude 6.3) Distance from Earth: 33,900 light-years Date/Time: 05/06/07, 2308 EDT to 05/07/07 0200 EDT Mount: Takahashi NJP Temma II Telescope: Takahashi FS-78 with Optec 0.70x reducer (f/5.7) and Hutech LPS filter Camera: Starlight Xpress SXVF-M8C ccd guided by SBIG STV with Takahashi FS-60C w/ Optec 0.62x reducer (f/3.7) Focus: VSE Epsilon, RoboFocus and AstroArt 4.0 autofocus plug-in Sky conditions: transparency 4/5, seeing 3/5, wind 12-16 mph, humidity 35-40%, temp O/I 49.6/50.4F at beginning and 39.2/41.1F at conclusion Moon: 19.6 day old, 0.800 illuminated, mag -11.2 Images: Captured with AstroArt 4.0 at an image scale of 1.44 arcsec/pixel; 15 light frames, 240 sec; 20 dark frames, 240 sec; 20 flat-light frames, 6 sec and 20 flat-dark frames, 6 sec Processing: ImagesPlus 3 beta 1D, Picture Window Pro 4.0 and Photoshop CS 8.0 with GradientXTerminator and Noise Ninja, image cropped (revised 05/20/07)

Target: M52; NGC 7654 (open cluster in Cassiopeia, apparent dimension 13 arcmin, magnitude 7.3) Distance from Earth: 5000 light-years Date/Time: 11/21/06, 2000 EST to 2200EST Mount: Takahashi NJP Temma II Telescope: Takahashi TOA-130 refractor with Takahashi 1.6x extender (f/12.3) and Hutech LPS filter Camera: Modified Canon EOS 350D guided by Takahashi FS-60C with SBIG STV (f/5.9) Focus: VSE MicroGlide with RoboFocus and ImagesPlus 2.80 Sky conditions: transparency 3/5, seeing 3/5, wind light, humidity 85 to 90 %, temp 30.4F at beginning and 29.5F at conclusion Moon: 1.1 day old, 0.015 illuminated, mag -3.3 Images: Captured with ImagesPlus 2.80 at an image scale of 0.82 arcsec/pixel; 5 light exposures, 480 sec duration, 0 sec delay, 10 sec interval, ISO 400; dark, flat and bias frames captured Processing: ImagesPlus 2.80, Picture Window Pro 4.0 and Photoshop CS 8.0 with GradientXTerminator and Noise Ninja

Target: Double Cluster; NGC 869 (open cluster in Perseus, apparent dimension 30 arcmin, magnitude 4.3 on right) and NGC 884 (open cluster in Perseus, apparent dimensions 30 arcmin, magnitude 4.4 on left) Distance from Earth: 7250 light-years Date/Time: 10/08/06, 0330 EDT to 0615 EDT Mount: Takahashi NJP Temma II Telescope: Takahashi TOA-130 refractor with Takahashi flattener (f/7.7) and Hutech LPS filter Camera: Modified Canon EOS 350D guided by Takahashi FS-60C with Optec 0.62x telecompressor with SBIG STV (f/3.7) Focus: VSE MicroGlide with RoboFocus and ImagesPlus 2.80 Sky conditions: transparency 3/5, seeing 4/5, wind light, humidity 90 to 95 %, temp O/I 50.2/52.3F at beginning and 48.6/48.6F at conclusion Moon: 15.8 day old, 0.978 illuminated, mag -12.3 Images: Captured with ImagesPlus 2.80 at an image scale of 1.52 arcsec/pixel; 30 light exposures, 120 sec duration, 0 sec delay, 10 sec interval, ISO 800; dark, flat and bias frames captured Processing: ImagesPlus 2.80, Picture Window Pro 4.0 and Photoshop CS 8.0 with GradientXTerminator

Target: M13 (NGC 6205, globular cluster in Hercules, apparent dimension 20.0 arcmin, magnitude 5.8) Distance from Earth: 25,100 light-years Date/Time: 09/21/05, 2240 EDT to 09/22/05, 0135 EDT Mount: Takahashi NJP Temma II Telescope: Takahashi TOA-130 refractor with Takahashi flattener (f/7.7) and Hutech LPS filter Camera: Unmodified Canon EOS 10D guided by SBIG STV with eFinder Focus: VSE MicroGlide, RoboFocus and DSLRFocus Sky conditions: transparency 4/5, seeing 4/5, wind 4/5 light, humidity 60 to 70 %, temp O/I 65.1 F/62.8 F at beginning and 59.4 F/58.1 F at conclusion Moon: 18.3 day old, 0.802 illuminated, mag -11.4 Images: Captured with ImagesPlus 2.75 Beta 3A at an image scale of 1.52 arcsec/pixel; 15 light exposures, 180 sec duration, 5 sec delay, 10 sec interval, ISO 800; dark, flat and bias frames captured Processing: ImagesPlus 2.80, Picture Window Pro 4.0 and Photoshop CS 8.0 with GradientXTerminator and Noise Ninja, image cropped, revised 11/26/06