Wide Field Messier M62 and M19

Photo Information

Messier M62 globular cluster in center
Messier M19 globular cluster in top center edge
NGC 6316, 6304, 6355 and 6293 globular clusters are in the upper left corner of the image
Image taken at the Rose City Astronomer star party at Hancock Field Station, OR
Image scale: 13° x 8.5°, North is top, West is right
Image size: one fourth D70 resolution
Faintest stars: about 11 magnitude
Seeing: Antoniadi scale 3, moderate seeing, with larger air termors
Three images stacked DSC_0808.JPG - DSC_0810.JPG
DSC_0808.JPG image information
Nikon D70
2004/05/22 02:55:49.2
RAW (12-bit) Lossless
Image Size: Large (3008 x 2000)
Lens: Nikkor 105mm 1:1.8 AIS
Focal Length: 105mm
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Center-Weighted
30 sec - F/2.8
Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 1600
Optimize Image: Normal
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: Manual
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Color Mode: Mode Ia (sRGB)
Tone Comp: Auto
Hue Adjustment: 0°
Saturation: Normal
Sharpening: Auto
Image Comment:
Noise Reduction: Fixed Pattern

Camera: Nikon D70 with Nikkor 105mm 1:1.8 AIS lens
Finder: Orion Argonaut™ 150mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope, f/12 focal ratio, 1800mm focal length
Telescope Mount: Losmandy G-11

Nikon Capture 4.1: RAW, DDE at 10 and save as 16 bit TIF
Cor Berrevoets Registax Version 2.1.14.0 beta: Three images stacked and wavelet process at 2.4, 1.7, 0... save as 16 bit TIF
Adobe Photoshop Version CS: levels, unsharp mask, resize, unsharp mask, resize, unsharp mask, levels and save as JPG.