Messier 26 open star cluster, at right, a bright binocular/telescopic star cluster, along with the fainter and small globular star cluster NGC 6712 at upper left, which itself is paired with the faint planetary nebula IC 1295, the greenish spot left of NGC 6712. All are in the constellation of Scutum, embedded in the rich Scutum Starcloud. The bright red star at top is S Scuti. This is a stack of 8 x 6 minute exposures at f/4.4 with the Canon 6D at ISO 800 and TMB 92mm Apo refractor with the Borg 0.85x flattener/reducer. Taken from the winter home near Silver City, New Mexico.
Messier 26 open cluster in Scutum, amid the rich Scutum starcloud, taken Aug 1, 2011 from home with 130mm Astro-Physics refractor and Canon 7D camera, for stack of 4 x 8 minute exposures at ISO 800 and f/6. Some cloud passing through.
M27 with 130mm Astro-Physics apo at f/6 with no field flattener (slight camera tilt results in more coma at left of frame), for stack of 6 c 8 minute exposures at ISO 800 with Canon 7D (stock camera, not modified). Auto-guided with SG4. Worked perfectly.
