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NGC 5466 "Snowball"

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NGC 5466 "Snowball"NGC 5466
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Photo description / processing

Spring, moon at 60%, twilight — time to shoot globular clusters. The Snowball Cluster, a rarely imaged globular cluster. The globular cluster **NGC 5466** was discovered on May 17, 1784, by German-British astronomer William Herschel. It is a loose globular cluster of concentration class XII. Diameter: 9 arcminutes Visual magnitude: 9.2 mag

Technical information

Telescope/Lens
SharpStar 13028HNT
Camera
ZWO ASI585MC
Mount
МТ-120
Guide Scope
ED kenko 60 -400mm
Guide Camera
T7m
Software
NINA, Pixlnsight, ФШ
Location
Екатеринбург, район озера Глухое., Россия

Light pollution

Orange, Bortle 6 zone

Date taken

Exposure

  • 55 × 60″ · ISO/Gain: 200 · UV/IR

Total exposure: 55 m

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