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      M79
      Wallpaper author:
      Ken Abremski

      05 Sept 2024

      M79

      Messier 79 is a globular cluster in the constellation Lepus. The reddish stars are older bright giants in the final stages of life. Many of the blue stars have exhausted their hydrogen and are burning helium. It has also been called the snow globe cluster.

      Dataset from which the image was processed

      M79

      5 credit

      Open
      Telescope Live
      CHI-1-CCD
      • Type of target
        ............................................................................................................................
        Globular Cluster
      • Camera
        ............................................................................................................................
        FLI ProLine PL9000
      • Target coordinates
        ............................................................................................................................
        RA 81.0441 Dec -24.5242
      • Hemisphere
        ............................................................................................................................
        Southern
      • Telescope location
        ............................................................................................................................
        Chile
      • Transient event
        ............................................................................................................................
        No
      • Observed on
        ............................................................................................................................
        15 Sept 2021 - 19 Apr 2022
      Filter
      Avg Exp (s)
      Total Exposure
      Subframes
      Luminance3752h30m24
      Green2631h45m24
      Blue2611h40m23
      Red3001h55m23

      M79