Wallpaper author:
Michelle Ashford
25 Oct 2021
NGC 6752
NGC 6752 (also known as the Great Peacock Globular) is 13 kly away in the constellation of Pavo. Over 10 billion years old it is the third brightest globular seen from Earth. It holds over 100,000 stars and is about 100 ly in diameter.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 6752
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Globular Cluster
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 287.7171 Dec -59.98456
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................10 Jul 2021 - 25 Aug 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 643 | 2h30m | 14 |
| Red | 600 | 2h20m | 14 |
| Green | 508 | 1h50m | 13 |
| Blue | 646 | 2h20m | 13 |