Wallpaper author:
Thomas Peter
16 Oct 2021
47 Tucanae
47 Tucanae, also known as NGC 104, is the 2nd brightest Globular Cluster after Omega Centauri. It lies at a distance of 13,000 light-years from Earth and has a diameter of 120 light-years. In a telescope, there are around 10,000 stars visible.
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Tom
Dataset from which the image was processed
47 Tucanae
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Globular Cluster
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 6.0223 Dec -72.0814
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................08 Sept 2019 - 23 Dec 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 86 | 1h10m | 49 |
| Luminance | 55 | 45m | 49 |
| Red | 72 | 59m | 49 |
| Green | 84 | 1h9m | 49 |
| Halpha | 12 | 10m | 49 |