Wallpaper author:
Bernard Miller
23 Oct 2021
M4
This is an image of M4. It is a globular cluster about 5,500 light years away in the constellation Scorpius. It is the closest globular cluster to earth.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M4
5 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Globular Cluster
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 245.8968 Dec -26.5257
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................11 Jun 2020 - 23 May 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 300 | 1h25m | 17 |
| Red | 300 | 1h25m | 17 |
| Green | 282 | 1h20m | 17 |
| Blue | 319 | 1h25m | 16 |