M55 - a huge globular cluster in the southern sky

Posted by Herbert_W
on Wednesday, November 10, 2010

by Herbert Walter, Austria

 

The loosly and colorful cluster M55 in the constellation Sagitarius appears with an extension of 2/3 of the full moon. There are less images from this cluster, so I tried it from Australia (remote).

 

More Info:

Telescope 16'' RCOS (f=3700mm) RA/DE
19 : 40   /  -30 : 58
Camera
Apogee U9000   Size
19'
Filter
LRGB  Astrodon filters
Mag
6.3
Exposure L 15 x 180 s   RGB á 7 x 300s Distance
17300Ly
Total 2h 30min Names
NGC 6809,  GCL 113,  ESO 460-SC21


More Info
http://seds.org/messier/m/m055.html
Software THELI, CCDStack, Photoshop CS3
ESO - Science Release



Date
Aug 2010

Location
Northern Galactic Members Telescope
Australia - Remote
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