M15

20:15 21/8/2004 UTC

I tried to image M27, but it appeared to be too faint for my setup. As I saw clouds start moving in I quickly pointed my telescope into M15 and snapped four quick shots from it. M15 is quite a bright object, visible to unaided eye in good conditions.

NGC/IC Object List:
NGC7078 globular cluster RA:21h29m58.3 Dec:+12°10m'03" BMag: , M 15

m15-2004.08.21-20h15m.jpg

Camera: Canon PowerShot A70 digital camera | Telescope: TAL-1 110mm f7.3 Newtonian reflector | Mount: Orion Skyview Pro | Filters: Baader IR/UV block | Guiding: - | Exposure: 4 x 15s. @f2.9 ISO400 | Software: Registax, GIMP | Target altitude in the beginning of the exposure 39°