Antares the fifteenth brightest star of the sky. It lives its last phases of its life as a star and in this stage, it has a radius equal to 700 times as larger as the Sun's radius, resulting in an amazing luminosity of 75000 times the Sun's luminosity. In this photo, two globular star clusters can be seen, as well.
Telescope: William Optics 80mm ZenithstarII ED + Orion Field Flattener
F: f/6.8
Focal Length: 544 mm
Exposure: 45*1 min
Mount: EQ5 SynScan
Autoguiding: None
Camera: Canon EOS 50D modified
ISO: 3200
Filter: Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter