Wallpaper author:
Jonathan Lodge
29 Oct 2021
NGC 6723
NGC 6723 (top left) is a globular cluster that lies slightly north of the border with Corona Australis and is around 28,400 light years away from Earth.
Almost 360,000 times more massive than the sun, this loosely packed cluster formed from low metallicity gas with an Iron/Hydrogen ratio that is about ten times smaller than that in the Sun.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 6723
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Globular Cluster
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 285.30417 Dec -36.94083
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................13 Apr 2021 - 13 Apr 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 300 | 25m | 5 |
| Green | 300 | 25m | 5 |
| Blue | 375 | 25m | 4 |
| Luminance | 225 | 15m | 4 |