On the first night of my multi-night Messier globular cluster rally, I photographed Messier 56 during the second half of the night, between 2:00 and 4:00 a.m. The guiding was average, but the telescope remained well collimated. I’m satisfied with the result — considering the relatively short total exposure time, even more than just satisfied.
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Session Details:
| Telescope | Vixen VC200L – VISAC |
| Focal Length | 1800mm |
| Erecting Lense | – |
| Camera | Canon EOS R(a) |
| Filter | Bayer Matrix RGGB |
| Mount | Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro, Belt and Hypertuned |
| Guiding Equipment | APM 240mm |
| Guiding Camera | ToupTek GPM462M |
| Photography Date | 05/01/2025 |
| Exposure-Time Lights | 15x300s |
| Correction frames | FLATS, BIASES, DARKS |
| Sensitivity | ISO 1600 |
| Processing Date | 05/17/2025 |
| Software Stack | Stellarmate OS, PixInsight, Affinity Photo |
| Capture Place | Koblenz, Germany |