Open Cluster NGC 6124
Open Cluster NGC 6124: In the center of this image NGC 6124 is displayed against a rich Milky Way background in the constallation of Scorpius. I consisits of several hundred stars in a distance of appr. 18000 LY and was discovered in 1751 by Abbe Lacaille from Cape Town.
Object |
Open Cluster NGC 6124 |
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Catagory |
Open Clusters |
Designation |
NGC 6124 |
Constellation |
Scorpius |
Optics |
Takahashi FSQ 106 ED f/5 |
Camera |
SBIG STL 11000M with internal CFW 5 |
Exposure |
3 x 5min each RGB, Baader filter set. Maxim DL for image acquisition |
Calibration |
Dark + Flat Frame |
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Guiding |
StarlightXpress Lodestar and Astro Professional 80mm f/7 as Guide Scope, Maxim DL as Guiding Software |
Mount |
Astro-Physics 900 GTO |
Processing |
Maxim DL5, Photoshop. Color Code RGB |
Location, Date |
Somerset West, South Africa - 12 Apr 2013 |
Remark |
