Messier 19 - NGC 6273
Photo description / processing
Messier 19 - NGC 6273
62 subs at 4 seconds each – 20 ISO, Bortle 2 – 3
Total Data: 4 minutes.
Taken with Celestron Origin using OLV software.
Chester Rd, Masterton, NZ.
Wednesday 20th May 2026
Stacked and processed in Siril
Messier 19 or M19 is a globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus. It was discovered by Charles Messier on June 5, 1764 and added to his catalogue of comet-like objects that same year. It was resolved into individual stars by William Herschel in 1784.
Distance from Earth: 28,700 light years.
Technical information
- Telescope/Lens
- Celestron Origin
- Camera
- Sony Starvis IMX178
- Mount
- Celestron Evo StarSense EQ
- Guide Camera
- Celestron StarSense Autoguider
- Software
- Siril
- Location
- Masterton, New Zealand
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