Wallpaper author:
Bernd Doerfeldt
25 Jun 2021
NGC104- 47 T
47 Tucanae is the second biggest globular star cluster in the sky. The distance from Earth is nearly 15000 lightyears. His name comes from the explorer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, who saw him as a star. The cluster contains many millions of star with strong concentration in the middle.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 104
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Globular Cluster
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 6.02083 Dec -72.08139
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................18 Oct 2020 - 18 Oct 2020
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 180 | 21m | 7 |
| Green | 154 | 18m | 7 |
| Blue | 210 | 21m | 6 |