47 Tucanae
47 Tucanae: This deep exposure of in total 2 hours reveals the complete splendor of this phantastic Globular Cluster. Several million suns shine in an astronomically small space of only 120 LY across, bound by their gravitation.NGC 104, as it is also called, is in a distance of about 12000 LY
Object |
47 Tucanae |
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Catagory |
Globular Clusters |
Designation |
NGC 0104 |
Constellation |
Tucana |
Optics |
TMB 130 f/6 with Field Flattener |
Camera |
QHY8/ALccd 6c |
Exposure |
12x 10min IDAS LPS filter. Maxim DL for image acquisition |
Calibration |
No |
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Guiding |
Meade DSI Pro II and Skywatcher ED80 as Guide Scope, Maxim DL as Guiding Software |
Mount |
Astro-Physics 900 GTO |
Processing |
Maxim DL5, Photoshop |
Location, Date |
Somerset West, South Africa - 25 Dec 2008 |
Remark |
