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the top 40 astro photos of global and open clusters Click on thumbnail or headline to see more detail 1. voted: 7.60 / 40 votes Globular Cluster in Hercules ( M13 NGC6205 ) 4 inch TMB refractor on Gemini Starlight Xpress SXV-H9C Dr. Dietmar Hager 2. voted: 7.52 / 42 votes Pleiades - The seven Sisters ( M45 IC349 ) Astro-Physics 155 EDF`s on Astro_Physics 600E with FS SBIG STL 11000XM Frank Steinke 3. voted: 7.19 / 27 votes Dark Nebula Barnard 153 ( B153 ) William Optics FLT 110mm APO - MI 250 Mount Starlight Xpress SXV-H9 Robert C. Mills 4. voted: 7.15 / 27 votes Dark Nebula Barnard 153 ( B153 ) William Optics FLT 110mm APO - MI 250 Mount Starlight Xpress SXV-H9 Robert C. Mills 5. voted: 7.00 / 22 votes Dark Nebula Barnard 174 ( B174 ) William Optics FLT 110mm APO - MI 250 Mount Starlight Xpress SXV-H9 Robert C. Mills 6. voted: 6.86 / 37 votes Pleiades - The seven Sisters ( M45 IC349 ) Vixen 114SS ED @ f5.3 Nikon D100 / D70 & RAW-file Christoph Kaltseis 7. voted: 6.74 / 68 votes Globular Cluster in Scorpius ( M4 NGC6121 ) Canon Photo Objective Lens EF 400mm f/2,8 L Canon 10D Mathias Straube 8. voted: 6.56 / 25 votes Pleiades - The seven Sisters ( M45 IC349 ) Pentax 75 f/6.7 on Losmandy 11 Canon 10D Massimo Splendori 9. voted: 6.36 / 25 votes Globular Cluster in Hercules ( M13 NGC6205 ) 4 inch TMB refractor Starlight Xpress SXV-H9C Dr. Dietmar Hager 10. voted: 6.33 / 30 votes Open Cluster in Pegasus ( NGC869 ) Astro-Physics 155 EDF`s on Astro_Physics 600E with FS SBIG STL 11000XM Frank Steinke 11. voted: 6.09 / 34 votes Pleiades - The seven Sisters ( M45 IC349 ) Astro-Physics 155 EDF`s on Astro_Physics 600E with FS SBIG STL 11000XM Frank Steinke 12. voted: 6.07 / 45 votes Globular Cluster in Omega Centauri ( NGC5139 ) 10 Inch F 5.6 Newtonian Canon EOS 300D (digital rebel) Scott Alder 13. voted: 5.97 / 39 votes Globular Cluster in Omega Centauri ( NGC5139 ) Canon Photo Objective Lens EF 400mm f/2,8 L Canon 10D Mathias Straube 14. voted: 5.87 / 53 votes Globular Cluster in Hercules ( M13 NGC6205 ) Vixen R200SS on Vixen GP-DX Webcam with ICX424AL-6 CCD Stefan Maue 15. voted: 5.74 / 35 votes Small Sagittarius Star Cloud ( M24 NGC6603 ) Canon Photo Objective Lens EF 400mm f/2,8 L Canon 10D Mathias Straube 16. voted: 5.47 / 34 votes Globular Cluster in Hercules ( M13 NGC6205 ) cassegrain lomo optic, austria mounting mr. pressberger (20.00inch / fl=5000mm ) focal reducer allen gee about f1/7 Canon EOS 300D (digital rebel) Dr. Dietmar Hager 17. voted: 5.47 / 34 votes Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus ( M10 NGC6254 ) Fornax 50 Mount / NVLT Newtonian Reflector (12.00inch / fl=1218mm ) Starlight Xpress HX916 Tom Licha 18. voted: 5.36 / 39 votes Small Sagittarius Star Cloud ( M24 NGC6603 ) Canon Photo Objective Lens EF 400mm f/2,8 L Canon 10D Mathias Straube 19. voted: 5.28 / 46 votes Globular Cluster in Hercules ( M13 NGC6205 ) cassegrain lomo optic, austria mounting mr. pressberger (20.00inch / fl=5000mm ) Canon EOS 300D (digital rebel) Dr. Dietmar Hager 20. voted: 4.58 / 26 votes Open Cluster in Gemini ( M35 NGC2168 ) Astro-Physics 155 EDF`s on Astro_Physics 600E with FS SBIG STL 11000XM Frank Steinke 21. voted: 4.56 / 32 votes Globular Cluster in Serpens ( M5 NGC5904 ) Fornax 50 Mount / NVLT Newtonian Reflector (12.00inch / fl=1218mm ) Canon EOS 300D (digital rebel) Tom Licha 22. voted: 4.47 / 32 votes Globular Cluster in Coma Berenices ( M3 NGC5272 ) Vixen R200SS on Vixen GP-DX Webcam with ICX424AL-6 CCD Stefan Maue 23. voted: 4.29 / 24 votes Open Cluster in Auriga ( M37 NGC2099 ) Takahashi FSQ-106 on Astro Physics AP1200 Fluorite APO Refractor (4.17inch / fl=530mm ) SBIG ST10XME Cord Scholz 24. voted: 4.28 / 29 votes Open Cluster in Sagittarius with Dark Nebula Barnard 86 ( B86 ) ( NGC6520 ) 10 Inch F 5.6 Newtonian Canon EOS 300D (digital rebel) Scott Alder 25. voted: 4.09 / 23 votes Globular Cluster in Coma Berenices ( M53 NGC5024 ) Fornax 50 Mount / NVLT Newtonian Reflector (12.00inch / fl=1218mm ) Starlight Xpress HX916 Tom Licha 26. voted: 4.00 / 21 votes Open Cluster in Gemini ( M35 NGC2168 ) Takahashi FSQ-106 piggy-backed on LX200 on a pier Fluorite APO Refractor (4.20inch / fl=530mm ) Canon 10D Mark Hanson 27. voted: 3.80 / 20 votes Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus ( M107 NGC6171 ) Fornax 50 Mount / NVLT Newtonian Reflector (12.00inch / fl=1218mm ) Starlight Xpress HX916 Tom Licha 28. voted: 3.77 / 26 votes Coathanger Cluster, Brocchis's Cluster ( CR399 ) Fornax 50 Mount / Zeiss Flektogon 35mm f2.8 Canon EOS 300D (digital rebel) Tom Licha 29. voted: 3.73 / 26 votes Globular Cluster in Aquarius ( M2 NGC7089 ) Fornax 50 Mount / modified Discovery OTA Newtonian Reflector (10.00inch / fl=1008mm ) Starlight Xpress HX916 Tom Licha 30. voted: 3.59 / 22 votes Open Cluster in Auriga ( M38 NGC1912 ) Takahashi FSQ-106 on Astro Physics AP1200 Fluorite APO Refractor (4.17inch / fl=530mm ) SBIG ST10XME Cord Scholz 31. voted: 3.33 / 24 votes Open Cluster in Sagittarius ( M21 NGC6531 ) Fornax 50 Mount / modified Discovery OTA Newtonian Reflector (10.00inch / fl=1008mm ) Starlight Xpress HX916 Tom Licha 32. voted: 3.28 / 25 votes Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus ( M14 NGC6402 ) Fornax 50 Mount / modified Discovery OTA Newtonian Reflector (10.00inch / fl=1008mm ) Starlight Xpress HX916 Tom Licha 33. voted: 3.12 / 26 votes Pleiades - The seven Sisters ( M45 IC349 ) Fornax 50 Mount / Zeiss Sonnar 135mm Tele Objective Lens (1.40inch / fl=135mm ) Starlight Xpress HX916 Tom Licha 34. voted: 3.00 / 24 votes Open Cluster in Sagittarius ( M25 IC4725 ) Fornax 50 Mount / Takahashi FS-60C Fluorit APO Refractor (2.36inch / fl=355mm ) Starlight Xpress HX916 Tom Licha 35. voted: 2.90 / 21 votes Open Cluster in Gemini ( M35 NGC2168 ) Takahashi FSQ-106 on Astro Physics AP1200 Fluorite APO Refractor (4.17inch / fl=530mm ) SBIG ST10XME Cord Scholz 36. voted: 2.81 / 26 votes Open Cluster in Serpens ( IC4756 ) Fornax 50 Mount / Zenitar 16 mm f/2.8 Fish Eye Canon EOS 300D (digital rebel) Tom Licha 37. voted: 2.77 / 22 votes Globular Cluster in Pegasus ( M15 NGC7078 ) Fornax 50 Mount / modified Discovery OTA Newtonian Reflector (10.00inch / fl=1008mm ) Starlight Xpress HX916 Tom Licha 38. voted: 2.75 / 24 votes Globular Cluster in Hercules ( M13 NGC6205 ) 20 inch Cassegrain on ADd-7 mount with fs/2 Canon EOS 300D (digital rebel) / Minolta SRT 101 Jens Hackmann 39. voted: 2.70 / 23 votes Open Cluster in Cygnus ( M39 NGC7092 ) Fornax 50 Mount / Takahashi FS-60C Fluorit APO Refractor (2.36inch / fl=355mm ) Starlight Xpress HX916 Tom Licha 40. voted: 2.50 / 22 votes Open Cluster ( OCL56 ) ( NGC6604 ) Fornax 50 Mount / NVLT Newtonian Reflector (12 inch / fl=1218mm / f4) Canon EOS 300D (digital rebel) Tom Licha © 1997 - 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