2019-06-01 NGC6341 M92

Post date: Aug 03, 2019 5:28:28 AM

This is the globular cluster NGC6341 or Messier 92, in the summer constellation of Hercules. On a clear night, away from city lights, it is visible in binoculars as a faint gray fuzzy patch of light. Amazingly, it is one of the oldest objects in the universe at 12 to 14 billion years old, and contains 330,000 stars. The light traveled for 26,700 years before smacking into my camera. This image was taken from the Buford Mountain Conservation Area over two nights in May and June 2019 (750 mm focal length at F/5).

NGC6341 (M92) imaged with a Celestron C6N 150 mm aperture, 750 mm focal length (F/5) Newtonian with Baader Coma Corrector, and QSI 683wsg-8 camera having Astrodon Gen II filters, on a pier mounted Losmandy G11G2 with off axis guiding. The total exposure was 6 hours 50 minutes through filters: Lum - 13 x 10 min (binned 1x1); R – 10 x 10 min (2x2); G – 9 x 10 min (2x2); B – 9 x 10 min (2x2)