Antilhue - Chile
Antilhue - Chile
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| Designation | NGC 1261, Bennett 11, Caldwell 87 |
| Object type | Globular cluster |
| Coordinates | 03h 12 min - 55° 13' Horologium (Hor) |
| Description |
This well-condensed globular cluster lies in a fine field and is made up of mostly very faint stars. Dreyer describes it as bright (mag 8.4), large (6.9'), round and very resolvable (in a 12" telescope). Click here or on the image to see NGC 362 in higher resolution. The field of view is 37 x 25 arc minutes. North is towards the upper left (315°). |
| Exposure | NRGB 50:20:20:20 min @ -20°C ; all exposures unbinned, no filter on luminance |
| Camera | SBIG STL-11000 with Astronomik Type 2 filterset - selfguided |
| Optics | RCOS 14.5" Ritchey-Chrétien @ f/9 (prime focus) |
| Mount | Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
| Software | MaxIm DL/CCD, Registar, Adobe Photoshop CS |
| Location - Date - Time | San Esteban (Chile) - 21Aug2006 @ 09:30 UTC |
| Conditions | Transparency 6/10, Seeing 8/10, Temperature 14 °C |
