Messier 71 - NGC 6838
- Resolution:
- 1941x1197 px
- File size:
- 738 KB
Photo description / processing
Messier 71 – NGC 6838
153 subs at 10 seconds each – 30 ISO, Bortle 2 – 3
Total Data: 25 Minutes
Taken with Celestron Origin using OLV software.
West Taratahi Hall, Chester Rd, Masterton, NZ.
Thursday 6th August 2026
Stacked and processed in Siril
Messier 71 is a globular cluster in the small northern constellation Sagitta. It was discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745 and included by Charles Messier in his catalog of non-comet-like objects in 1780. It was also noted by Koehler at Dresden around 1775.
Distance from Earth: 13,050 light years
Technical information
- Telescope/Lens
- Celestron Origin
- Camera
- Starvis 2 IMX678
- Mount
- Celestron NexStar Evolution
- Guide Scope
- Celestron StarSense Autoguider
- Software
- Siril
- Location
- Masterton, New Zealand
- Date taken
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