Astro Pages

Current Date & Time

20 May 2012

18:17:55 UTC

Page Verified Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict Page Verified Valid CSS 2.1 Twitter Button from twitbuttons.com
Follow us on Twitter Buttons MIT OpenCourseWare: I'm invested
Weather Forecast | Weather Maps

M92 - Globular Cluster

(Click on the image below for the largest available version.)
M92 Globular Cluster

M92 - Globular Cluster

Image Details

Target: M92, NGC 6341
Coordinates (Center of Image): RA 17h 17m 07s ; Dec +43d 09m 08s
Date: 03 May 2006
Constellation: Hercules
Imaging Location: Indialantic, FL
Camera: SBIG ST-8XME & CFW-10 Color Filter Wheel
Filters: Astrodon Series E Tru-Balance LRGB
Telescope: Celestron 8" SCT f/10 (FL = 2100mm) Carbon Fiber Tube
Mount: Takahashi EM-200 Temma II GEM (12 VDC)
Image Scale: 0.88 arcseconds per pixel
CCD Temperature: -10C
L:R:G:B Exposure Data: 16 @ 300 sec : 6 @ 300 sec : 6 @ 300 sec : 6 @ 300 sec
Mount Control: The Sky6
Camera Control: CCDSoft
Focus Control: FocusMax
Executive Control: CCD Commander
Sub-frame Registration Software: Registar
Calibration and Combining: CCDStack
Final Processing: Photoshop

Additional Information

Wikipedia description of M92:    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_92