29 Jun 2021
NGC 6723 is a globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, about 30,000 light-years away.
Its magnitude is given as between 6 and 6.8, and its diameter is between 7 and 11 arcminutes. It is a class VII cluster with stars of magnitude 14 and dimmer. It is near the border of Sagittarius and Corona Australis.
Image captured with the Planewave CDK24 telescope and FLI PL9000 camera from Telescope Live in El Sauce Observatory, Chile.
Total integration time of 180 minutes.
LRGB 5:5:4:4 in sub-frames of 600s (with each filter).
NGC 6723
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