Object Details:

• Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus

•  RA:          16 hours 57 minutes

•  Dec:         -04 degrees 05 minutes

•  Distance: 14,300  Light years

•  Size:         19'

•  Mag:        6.6

Image Details:

• Instrument:  Celestron 9.25 SCT @ f/10 (2350mm) focal length
• Mount:         Losmandy G11
• Camera:       SBIG ST-2000XM with CFW8 Color Filter 
• Filters & Exposure Times:  
  • L:      12 x 5 munites binned  1 x 1
  • R:      20 x 1 minutes binned  1 x 1 
    G:      20 x 1 minutes binned  1 x 1 
    B:      20 x 1 minutes binned   1 x 1 
• Total  exposure time: 2 hours
• Software: CCDStack, Adobe Photoshop
• Location: Saratoga California
• Date: August  2009

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