Askar 151phq Refractor; AP Mach2 Mount
ASI6200MM, - Chroma Broadband Filters
R,G,B: (36,41,37 x 180s, Bin 1, Gain 100)
Total integration time = 5.7 hrs (Apr 27, 2025) Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
Whatever the conditions that were required to create these gravity-bound clusters in the past, dont seem to exist anymore, but they are no longer manufactured. The ones we see in the Milky Way likely have an extra galacular origin. But the mystery doesn't end there.
Even a gravity bound cluster of stars would likely succumb to chaotic dynamics and at least one by one, throw off their stars eventually. Perhaps there is structure that prevents this from happening. To me at least, the small white stars seem to form linear bodies - like strings of pearls when you pixel peep.
One processing error I let go in the image is the bright double star below M5 in the image. While the double nature is real, both the component stars yielded an unnatural profile when I was being overprotective of M5's stars.
Stay tuned for an upcoming analysis at APRealSpace.com