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M79 -- Globular Cluster

Object

Type

Globular Cluster

Constellation

Lepus

Distance

42k light years

Magnitude

7.7

Size

8.7 arc-min

Image

Date

2014-09-26

Place

Okie-Tex Star Party

Exposure Data

RGB 20:20:20 mins @ -10C

R 4x5, G 4x5, B 4x5

Notes

All filters binned 1x1, Created pseudo Lum from RGB data

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi TOA-150

Focal Length

1100 mm @f/7.3

Mount

Paramount ME

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser

RoboFocus

Filters

CFW-10, AstroDon CRGB

Software

TheSkyX, CCDSoft, CCDAutopilot5, CCDStack 2+, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6

Reprocessed on 06/30/2023