M56 - Lyra's Little Globular

[Magellan Boy]

M56 captured on the 11th August 2023. The image comprises 100 x 6s exposures taken using an Altair Hypercam 26C at 300 gain (plus darks, flats and flat darks), through an Orion Optics UK AG12 Astrograph mounted on an EQ8 mount.  A 0.95x Wynne Corrector and Optolong L-Pro filter were also employed. No guiding was used on account of the short exposures. Images were acquired using SharpCap, and the processing was entirely performed in PixInsight.

 

[+Glafnazur]

Nice Mike,  there's a lot of stars there 👍

[Magellan Boy]

21 minutes ago, Glafnazur said:

Nice Mike,  there's a lot of stars there 👍

Cheers Dave. Yes, unlike the globs in Hercules, this one is embedded in a rich Milky Way field.

[+Glafnazur]

I've viewed this using a 4" refractor and it seemed to blend in with all the backgroun, stars. I suspect one would need a larger aperture. I must get my 8" Newtonian back up and running, it's years since I last used it so I suspect it will need collimating and who knows what state the mirror will be in 🙂 

[Magellan Boy]

1 hour ago, Glafnazur said:

I've viewed this using a 4" refractor and it seemed to blend in with all the backgroun, stars. I suspect one would need a larger aperture. I must get my 8" Newtonian back up and running, it's years since I last used it so I suspect it will need collimating and who knows what state the mirror will be in 🙂 

I last viewed M56 visually through my 10" Meade ACF SCT. My notes state: "Using the 21mm Hyperion eyepiece it appears as a somewhat 'open' globular cluster. Through the 10mm Hyperion EP it looks like a faint open cluster seen at low power. The 40mm Swan EP affords a very pleasing view."

[BAZ]

 Not one that is seen often, nice shot.