NGC 6712 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Scutum.
Captured by Tim Lockhart from my backyard in Bowling Green KY.
ABOUT THE IMAGE
DATE/TIME: The evening of August 29th, 2013.
CAMERA: Canon XSI, 450Da
TELESCOPE: Celestron C9.25 SCT @ F/6.3
MOUNT: Celestron CGE Pro
ISO SETTING: 800
EXPOSURES: 19
EXPOSURE LENGTH: 200sec.
TOTAL EXPOSURE LENGTH: 1hr, 3min, 20sec.
SUBTRACTIONS: 16 dark-frames, 40 flat frames, 1 6dark-flat frames
CAPTURE SOFTWARE: Maxim DL
STACKING SOFTWARE: Deep Sky Stacker
PROCESSING: Photoshop CS3