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The Globular Clusters of Barnard's Galaxy
Barnard's Galaxy has 9 known globular clusters. Here I have used PixInsight to annotate my image with the 5 globulars that lie within the image FOV:
SC3, SC5, SC6, Hubble-VII and Hubble-VIII.
Image details:
Date: 29th and 30th July, 3rd, 22nd, and 23rd August 2017 + 7th, 18th, 19th, 26th and 27th July 2012
Exposure: Ha L R G B: 285:1145:114:112:112m, total 29hrs 28mins @ -25/-30C
Telescope: Homebuilt 12.5" f/4 Serrurier Truss Newtonian (2017) and Homebuilt 10" Serrurier Truss Newtonian f/5 (2012)
Camera: QSI 683wsg with Lodestar guider
Filters: Astrodon LRGB E-Series Gen 2 and 3nm H-Alpha
Taken from my observatory in Auckland, New Zealand
