Wallpaper author:
Aleksei Mills
28 Dec 2023
M 22
M 22 or NGC 6656 is a globular cluster located in the Sagittarius constellation. At over 10 thousand light-years away, it is considered one of the brightest globular clusters in the night sky.
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 |