Antilhue - Chile
Antilhue - Chile
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| Designation | NGC 2808, Bennett 41 |
| Object type | Globular cluster |
| Coordinates | 09 h 12 min - 64° 52' (Car) |
| Description | Beautiful NGC 2808 is a fine
example of a symmetrical and strongly compressed globular cluster.
Resolvable in a 6" telescope, it is another of Dreyer's remarkable
objects: he described it as very large (14'), extremely rich, and
gradually reaching an extremely condensed status in the middle, it
contains stars at mags 13-15.
Click on the image for a higher resolution version. The field of view is 37 x 25 arcminutes with north towards the bottom. |
| Exposure | LRGB 40:12:12:12 min @ -20°C ; all exposures 4 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, Registar, CCDSharp, PixInsight V.1, Adobe Photoshop CS |
| Location - Date - Time | San Esteban (Chile) - 09Apr2005 @ 02:30 UTC |
| Conditions | Transparency 8, Seeing 8, Temperature + 9°C |
