Globular cluster M92 in Hercules

Posted by Oleg Bryzgalov
on Thursday, June 9, 2011

Description: Messier 92 (also known as M92 or NGC 6341) is a globular cluster in the constellation Hercules. It was discovered by Johann Elert Bode in 1777 and independently rediscovered by Charles Messier on March 18, 1781. M92 is at a distance of about 26,700 light-years away from Earth.
M92 is one of the brighter globular clusters in the northern hemisphere, but it is often overlooked by amateur astronomers because of its proximity to the even more spectacular Messier 13. It is visible to the naked eye under very good conditions (text from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_92)
This photo was taken may 2011 in Khlepcha observatory near Kiev, Ukraine.
Equipment: reflector S&K 200 mm. f/5, Mount WhiteSwan-180, camera QSI-583wsg, Tevevue Paracorr. Off-axis guidecamera Orion SSAG.
ДRGB filter set Baader Planetarium.
L: 40x150 sec., RGB: 22x300 sec. each filter, all unbinned.
North up.Center crop 100%. Full image: http://olegbr.astroclub.kiev.ua/files/astrofoto/M92/M92_big.jpg
Processed Pixinsight and Photoshop CS5.

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