15x120sec at iso 1600
30 Darks/Flats/Bias
Celestron 8 at 1260mm with Canon 30D unmodified


M68 lies at a distance of 33,000 light years and has a spread of 106 light years.

This is one object that is actually approaching us - at a rate of 112km/sec.

Not a great image due to poor seeing and low latitude.

May 18, 2007