Wallpaper author:
Thomas Peter
25 Oct 2021
M 4 LRGB CHI-1
Here's a bunch of One-Click Observations of M 4, also known as NGC 6121, from the 24" PlaneWave in Chile. These are 300s subs taken in June, July, and September.
Messier 4 is a globular cluster in Scorpius and lies at a distance of 7,200 light-years from our solar system and measures about 75 light-years across.
Anyway, hope ya like it!
Tom
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 |