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Globular Cluster
M72 | Messier 72 | NGC 6981
This dim globular hosts over 100,000 stars. The brightest is 14.2 mV, and the brightest 25 average 15.9 mV. It's 106 light years across. At Class IX, it's very loose.


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24 Sep 2017

30 Aug 2014

Details:
Night of:Saturday August 30, 2014
Site:Palomar Mountain
Local Time:11:45 AM | Aug 30, 2014
Altitude:40°
RA:20h 53m 28s
Declination:-12d 32' 14"
Distance:54,570 light years
Magnitude:+9.4 mV
Size:6.6'
Camera Settings:
Telescope:9.25-SCT
Camera:Orion Starshoot DSI2 + 0.5x Reducer
f/ratio:f/5
Pixel Scale:1.49 arcsec
Image Size:670 x 560 pixels (0.4 MP)
16.6' x 13.9'
Exposure:15 sec
Stacked Frames:33
Total Integration:8 minutes
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