47 Tucanae-5 inch
47 Tucanae: This exposure taken with the TMB 130 f/6 reveals the 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.
Here is a picture with a 20" telescope.
Object |
47 Tucanae-5 inch |
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Catagory |
Globular Clusters |
Designation |
NGC 0104 |
Constellation |
Tucana |
Optics |
TMB 130 f/6 with Field Flattener |
Camera |
SBIG STL 11000M with internal CFW 5 |
Exposure |
6 x 5min, 3 x 5min each Baader LRGB filter set. Maxim DL for image acquisition |
Calibration |
Dark + Flat Frame |
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Guiding |
Selfguiding, Maxim DL as aquisition software |
Mount |
Astro-Physics 900 GTO |
Processing |
Maxim DL5, Photoshop |
Location, Date |
Somerset West, South Africa - 12+14 Nov 2010 |
Remark |
