Designation |
NGC 1261, Bennett 11,
Caldwell 87 |
Object type |
Globular cluster |
Coordinates |
03h 12 min - 55°
13' Horologium (Hor) |
Description |
This well-condensed globular cluster lies in a fine
field and is made up of mostly very faint stars. Dreyer describes it
as bright (mag 8.4), large (6.9'), round and very resolvable (in a
12" telescope).
Click here or on the
image to see NGC 362 in higher resolution. The field of view is 37 x 25 arc minutes.
North is towards the upper left (315°).
|
Exposure |
NRGB 50:20:20:20 min @ -20°C
; all exposures unbinned, no filter on luminance |
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, Registar, Adobe
Photoshop CS |
Location - Date - Time |
San Esteban (Chile) - 21Aug2006 @
09:30
UTC |
Conditions |
Transparency 6/10, Seeing 8/10, Temperature
14 °C |