Messier 10 (NGC 6254) – VdS Remote Hakos – Tak

As a member of the VdS remote observatory group, I have the opportunity to use the VdS remote observatory in Hakos, Namibia. You are allowed to process your own data obtained there as well as the data of other users.
In this case I use my own data for the result.

The result shows the globular cluster Messier 10, located in the constellation Ophiuchus.

Data calibration and registration and the final processing was done with PixInsight.

In the image you can find very many galaxies and quasars. The most distant quasar is:

WISEA J165347.72-032520.3 with a redshift of 2.8 and an apparent mag_v of 19.75 (SDSS DR17).

There are also four asteroids in the image:

• (32493) 2000 WR3 with mag_v=17.4
• (33649) 1999 JR83 with mag_v=18.5
• (34677) Hunterwilliams with mag_v=18.4
• (47651) 2000 CV42 with mag_v=19.1

The images were taken with the following equipment:

• Date: 2025
• Location: VdS Hakos, Namibia
• Telescope: Takahashi Epsilon-160ED
• Focal length [mm]: 535
• Focal ratio: 3.3
• Mount: 10Micron GM3000
• Camera: Lacerta DeepSkyPro2600 C
• Filter: Clear
• Exposure time [min]: 220
• Resolution: 1.45″/px