Antilhue - Chile
Antilhue - Chile
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| Designation | M 75, NGC 6864, Bennett 124 |
| Object type | Globular cluster |
| Coordinates | 20 h 06 min - 21° 55' Sagittarius (Sgr) |
| Description | Messier 75 is a mag
8.6, rich and condensed globular found on the border between
Sagittarius and Capricornus. This is a harder Messier object to resolve
than most and a good example of a strongly compressed globular cluster.
Click on the image for a higher resolution version. The field of view is 37 x 25 arcminutes with north towards the left. |
| Exposure | LRGB 50:15:15:15 min @ -25°C ; all exposures 5 min unbinned |
| Camera | SBIG STL-11000 with Astronomik Type 2 filterset - selfguided |
| Optics | RCOS 14.5" Ritchey-Chrétien @ f/9 (prime focus) |
| Mount | Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
| Software | MaxIm DL/CCD, CCDSharp, PixInsight V.1, Adobe Photoshop CS |
| Location - Date - Time | San Esteban (Chile) - 05Jun2005 @ 09:00 UTC |
| Conditions | Transparency 4-5/10, Seeing 8/10, Temperature + 5°C, high cloud |
