Antilhue - Chile
Antilhue - Chile
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| Designation | NGC 5634, Bennett 66 |
| Object type | Globular cluster |
| Coordinates | 14 h 30 min - 05° 59' Virgo (Vir) |
| Description | NGC 5634 is a globular cluster
located in eastern Virgo midway between Mu and Iota Virginis. It's
described as very bright (mag 9.6), quite large (4.9 arcmins) and
round, with a gradually brighter middle. An 8th magnitude star
lies southeast.
Click on the image for a higher resolution version. The field of view is 37 x 25 arcminutes with north towards the bottom. |
| Exposure | NRGB 36:12:12:12 min @ -25°C ; all exposures 4 min 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, Adobe Photoshop CS |
| Location - Date - Time | San Esteban (Chile) - 05Jun2005 @ 02:30 UTC |
| Conditions | Transparency 8/10, Seeing 8/10, Temperature + 5°C |
