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
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19 : 40 / -30 : 58
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Camera
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Apogee U9000 |
Size
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19'
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Filter
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LRGB Astrodon filters
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Mag
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6.3
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| Exposure |
L 15 x 180 s RGB á 7 x 300s |
Distance
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17300Ly
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| Total |
2h 30min |
Names
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NGC 6809, GCL 113, ESO 460-SC21
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More Info
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http://seds.org/messier/m/m055.html |
| Software |
THELI, CCDStack, Photoshop CS3 |
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Date
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Aug 2010
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Location
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Northern Galactic Members Telescope
Australia - Remote |