28 May 2026
NGC 5286 (CA 084) is a globular cluster of stars located in the constellation Centaurus. (TheSky, Software Bisque)
Image processed by Andrew Macica, original data from Telescope Live.
Imaging Details:
Observatory: Rio Hurtado Valley, Chile
Telescope: Planewave CDK24
Aperture: 610 mm (24 inches), f/6.5
Focal Length: 3962 mm
Camera: FLI PL 9000 CCD
Filters: LRGB
Total Exposure: 7 hours 12 min.
Image Processing: PixInsight 1.9.3 Lockhart (x64);
BlurXTerminator, NoiseXTerminator, StarXTerminator (RC Astro);
Adobe Photoshop 25.12.4;
Adobe Lightroom Classic 15.3
Instruction on PixInsight from Adam Block Studios.
NGC 5286
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