M92, IMO, is the must beautiful globular cluster. It’s beauty surpasses even the Hercules Cluster (Messier 13). In this post is a guide on processing M92 in Pixinsight. There is also an accompanying video of me shooting this outside with my Celestron Edge HD 8″.
Messier 13: The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules
I’ve taken the Hercules Cluster 4 times and I will likely do it every year as long as I do astrophotography. See all my iterations of it from 2022- 2025.
Spring Astrophotography Targets: Galaxy Season
This year I was looking forward to galaxy season as I just got a Celestron Edge HD 8. Unfortunately, it’s been rainy, cloudy, and the Edge HD8 has taken a long time to get acquainted with. But, I made this list of Spring Astrophotography targets that may be useful to you.
Messier 35 & NGC 2158: Two Beautiful Star Clusters in the Gemini Constellation
In-between projects, I decided to take a break from shooting 10+ hour nebulas and shoot something that will only take me 1 night–a star cluster. Learn more how I created this photo.
Capturing The Triangulum Galaxy M33
I imaged the Triangulum Galaxy using my AT115EDT telescope and ZWO ASI533MM camera. Learn more about how I did this and how I processed it in Pixinsight.
Photographing the Great Hercules Globular Cluster: An Astrophotography Guide
M13 or The Great Hercules Cluster is the most well-known globular cluster in the universe. I like it so much, this was my 3rd time doing it!
Shooting Pleiades in Light Pollution
I shoot in light polluted skies outside New York City and although the Pleiades stars are bright, capturing its accompanying dust and reflection nebula is a challenge.
M5
Over 13 billion years old and 25,000 light years away, M5 is one of the oldest astronomy objects in our universe.
The Hercules Cluster
The Hercules Cluster was the first astrophotography target I fell in love with. I finally got the right equipment to shoot it properly a year later.
M81 & M82 Galaxy Pair
My first galaxy pair taken with my new Astro-Tech AT115EDT telescope. There were some challenges, but overall, I think it came out awesome.