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Image Data
Designation |
M 10, NGC 6254, Bennett
83 |
Object type |
Globular cluster |
Coordinates |
16 h 57 min -
04° 06' Ophiuchus (Oph) |
Description |
Messier 10 is a bright (mag.
6.6), very large (15'), round, globular which condenses to a packed core.
A very rich cluster, one of the better ones in the sky, it is located in
the rather barren central Opiuchus region located 9.6° E of Yed Posterior
(Epsilon Ophiuchi). Messier, who discovered this fine globular in 1764,
failed to see any stars in it, although they are plainly visible in a
modern 3" (75mm) telescope.
Click on the image for a higher resolution
version. The field of view is 36 x 24 arcminutes with north
towards the top.
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Exposure |
NRGB 40:16:16:16 min @ -25°C
; all exposures unbinned, no filter on luminance |
Camera |
SBIG STL-11000 with Astronomik
Type 2 RGB filterset - selfguided |
Optics |
RCOS 14.5" Ritchey-Chrétien
@ f/9
(prime focus) |
Mount |
Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
Software |
MaxIm DL/CCD, Registar,
PixInsight V.1, Adobe
Photoshop CS |
Location - Date - Time |
San Esteban (Chile) - 05Jun2005 @
04:00
UTC |
Conditions |
Transparency 8/10, Seeing 7/10, Temperature
+ 5°C |
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