Antilhue - Chile
Antilhue - Chile
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| Designation | M 80, NGC 6093, Bennett 73 |
| Object type | Globular cluster |
| Coordinates | 16 h 17 min - 22° 59' Scorpius (Sco) |
| Description | Messier 80 lies in a beautiful
field with contrasting stars, about 4.5° NW of Antares (Alpha Scorpii).
Sometimes called "a poor cousin to M 4", it is quite different,
being far more condensed and less reddened. It shines at mag 7.2 and
extends 8 arc minutes.
Click on the image for a higher resolution version. The field of view is 37 x 25 arcminutes with north towards the lower right. |
| Exposure | NRGB 48:20:20:20 min @ -20°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, Adobe Photoshop CS |
| Location - Date - Time | San Esteban (Chile) - 24Apr2006 @ 05:30 UTC |
| Conditions | Transparency 8/10, Seeing 6/10, Temperature + 14°C |
