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M22-Sagittarius-NGC6656
One of the prettiest globulars in the northern sky, M22 rivals M13 in size and brightness.  According to Burnham's only Omega Centauri and 47 Tucanae are brighter.  M22 is also one of the closest globulars and is very near the plane of the Milky Way.   Intergalactic dust may dim the light of this globular and be partly responsible for it's golden hue.


Image Details
Optics:
Stellarvue SV80s f6
Mount:        LX200 fork mount
Camera:
Starlight Xpress SXV-H9
Filters:
Astronomik Type 2C                                                                                                                
Date:
7 Aug, 15 Aug 04                                                                                                   
Location:  
Stark Bayou Observatory Ocean Springs, MS,  Limiting Mag 4.5
Exposure:
60:11:10:12  All binned 1x1
Notes:
 G2V ratio with Astronomik Type2 C filters 1.14:1:1.23 computed with AIP4WIN
Processing
 Data reduction, initial processing in Astroart 3, touchup with Photoshop 7