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M54 -- Globular Cluster
Object
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Type |
Globular Cluster |
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Constellation |
Sagittarius |
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Distance |
87.4k light years |
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Magnitude |
7.6 |
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Size |
12 arc-min |
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Image
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Date |
2012-09-10 (OTSP), 2014-05-31 (TSP) |
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Place |
Okie-Tex Star Party (OTSP), Texas Star Party (TSP) |
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Exposure Data |
RGB 90:90:90 mins @ -10C |
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R 18x5, G 18x5, B 18x5 |
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Notes |
All filters binned 1x1, Created pseudo Lum from RGB data |
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Equipment
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Optics |
Takahashi TOA-150 |
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Focal Length |
1100 mm @f/7.3 |
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Mount |
Paramount ME |
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Camera |
SBIG ST-10XME |
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Focuser |
RoboFocus |
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Filters |
CFW-10, AstroDon CRGB |
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Software |
TheSkyX, CCDSoft, CCDAutopilot5, CCDStack 2+, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6 |
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Reprocessed on 06/24/2023 |