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NGC 6144 -- Globular Cluster

Object

Type

Globular Cluster

Constellation

Scorpius

Distance

27.7k light years

Magnitude

9.0

Size

9.3 arc-min

Image

Date

2009-06-23

Place

Bixhoma Observatory (H33)

Exposure Data

Lum 10 mins @ -10C

Lum 10x1 min

Notes

All filters binned 2x2

Equipment

Optics

Meade 12" RCX-400

Focal Length

1500 mm @f/5 (f/8 with 6.3 focal reducer)

Mount

RCX-400 on Milburn wedge

Camera

SBIG ST-8XME w/AO7

Focuser

JMI Focuser with RoboFocus

Filters

CFW-8, Astrodon LRGB

Software

TheSky6, FocusMax, CCDAutopilot4, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6

Reprocessed on 08/06/2023