Messier 22 - Globular Cluster
Photo description / processing
Messier 22 or NGC 6656 – globular Cluster
74 subs at 5 seconds each – 30 ISO, Bortle 2 – 3
Total Data: 6 Minutes
Taken with Celestron Origin with OLV software.
Chester Rd, Masterton, NZ.
Thursday 21st May 2026
Stacked and processed in Siril
Messier 22 (M22) or NGC 6656 is one of the brightest and closest globular clusters to Earth. Located about 10,000 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius, it spans roughly 70–100 light-years across. Containing over 100,000 stars, it is uniquely known to harbour two black holes and six planetary-mass objects.
Technical information
- Telescope/Lens
- Celestron Origin
- Camera
- Sony Starvis IMX178
- Mount
- Celestron Evo StarSense EQ
- Guide Scope
- Celestron StarSense Autoguider
- Software
- Siril
- Location
- Masterton, New Zealand
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