NGC 5466 "Snowball"
- Resolution:
- 3500x2374 px
- File size:
- 1435 KB
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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