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For a full size image click here. Distance: 400 Light Years Magnitude: Not Known Size: 5 Degrees x 7 Degrees Age: Not Known Telescope: Borg 71 Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP 900 Exposure: 4 panel mosaic each consisting of: L 8×300 Bin 1, RGB 10×150 Bin2 The Rho Ophiuchi cloud is a very large region […]
For a full size image click here. Distance: 16,000 Light YearsMagnitude: 3.68Size: 36.3 Arc MinutesAge: 12 Billion YearsTelescope: Takahashi TOA-130Camera: QSI 683Mount: AP 900Exposure: L 20×60 Bin 1, RGB 20×30 Bin2 NGC 5139 is a globular cluster in the constellation Centaurus. It is the largest globular cluster in our galaxy at 36.3 arc minutes in […]
For a full size image click here. Distance: 56,700 Light YearsMagnitude: 9.47Size: 10.5 Arc MinutesAge: 16 Billion YearsTelescope: RC 10” 2000mm FLCamera: QSI 683Mount: AP 1100Exposure: L 11×180 Bin 1, RGB 20×90 Bin2 NGC 5053 is a globular cluster in the constellation Coma Berenices. NGC 5053 appears like a mix of a globular and open […]
For a full size image click here. Distance: 62,900 Light YearsMagnitude: 10.32Size: 4 Arc MinutesCluster Type: Class VITelescope: RC 10” 2000mm FLCamera: QSI 683Mount: AP 1100Exposure: L 18×180 Bin 1, RGB 15×90 Bin2 NGC 4147 is a globular cluster in the constellation Coma Berenices. This is a small and compact cluster that resides in the […]
For a full size image click here. Distance: 295,000 Light YearsMagnitude: 10.4Size: 4.1 Arc MinutesCluster Type: Globular Class IITelescope: 10” RCCamera: QSI 683Mount: AP 1100Exposure: L 20×180 Bin 1, RGB 20×90 Bin2 NGC 2419 is a globular cluster in the constellation Lynx. It appears as a small globular cluster located at the outer edge of […]
Exposure: L 8×240 Bin 1, RGB 8×120 Bin2 Telescope: 10″ RC Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP900 Distance: 26,700 Light Years Magnitude: 6.4 Size: 14 Arc Minutes Cluster Type: Globular Class IV Messier 92 is a class IV globular cluster in the constellation Hercules. M92 is estimated at 14 billion years in age and thought to […]
Exposure: L 7×240 Bin 1, RGB 7×120 Bin2 Telescope: 10″ RC Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP900 Distance: 16,000 Light Years Magnitude: 6.7 Size: 16 Arc Minutes Cluster Type: Globular Class IX Messier 12 is a globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus. Like all globular clusters, M12 is very old at 13 billion years. M12 contains […]
Exposure: L 10×240 Bin 1, RGB 10×120 Bin2 Telescope: 10″ RC Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP900 Distance: 24,500 Light Years Magnitude: 5.6 Size: 23 Arc Minutes Cluster Type: Globular Class V Messier 5 is a large globular cluster in the constellation Serpens. At 13 billion years old it is one of the older globular clusters. […]
Exposure: L 10×240 Bin 1, RGB 10×120 Bin2 Telescope: 10″ RC Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP900 Distance: 58,000 Light Years Magnitude: 7.6 […]
Exposure: L 14×300 Bin 1, RGB 14×150 Bin2 Telescope: 10″ RC Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP900 Distance: 25,100 Light Years Magnitude: 5.8 […]