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The Details |
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Object |
M10 (NGC 6254) Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus |
Optics |
Astro-Physics 160 EDF Refractor at f/7.5 |
Platform |
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO |
Camera |
SBIG ST-10XME |
Filters |
Tru-Balance LRGB filter set |
Date |
01 May 2006 |
Location |
Anza Borrego Desert State Park, San Diego County CA |
Exposure |
L 10 ea x 180 sec 1x1 bin, RGB 5 ea x 30 sec 2x2 bin - Unguided |
Software |
Maxim DL/CCD, Registar, Photoshop CS |
Orientation |
Field of View: 42'09" x 28'23" centered on RA 16h57m19s DEC -04°05’37” (2000.0) . North angle 2.33°; east 90° CCW from north |
| Notes | This globular cluster was discovered by Charles Messier on May 29, 1764. Located about 14,000 light years from earth, it spans about 83 light years in diameter and has an recessional velocity of 69 km/sec from earth. Both it and close line-of-sight globular cluster M12 are actually close neighbors, positioned in space less than 2000 light years apart. |
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