Wallpaper author:
Walter Borghini
28 Jun 2022
M 22
M 22 is one of the closest globular clusters to the Earth with an estimated diameter of 100 light years home to approximately 70,000 stars, it is located about 10,000 light years in the direction of the Sagittarius constellation.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M22
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Globular Cluster
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 279.0998 Dec -23.9047
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................30 Mar 2020 - 04 Oct 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 329 | 1h55m | 21 |
| Red | 286 | 1h40m | 21 |
| Green | 286 | 1h40m | 21 |
| Blue | 300 | 1h45m | 21 |