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NGC 6624
GLOBULAR CLUSTER IN SAGITTARIUS (THE ARCHER)
(Image centered at: ra 18 h: 23 m / dec -30º 21')
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April 2025, Home Backyard in Martinez, Buenos Aires, Argentina
DATA
TYPE: Globular Cluster
APPARENT DIAMETER: 8.8 arc minutes in diameter
APPARENT MAGNITUDE (V): 7.6
DISTANCE: approximately 25.800 light years
IMAGE INFORMATION
INSTRUMENT: 6" ORION OPTICS UK (Ultra Grade Optics) w/Sky Watcher Coma Corrector (0.9x) working at at f4.5
CAMERA: QHY 183 MONO
MOUNT: VIXEN GDPX, OAG with Starlight Xpress Lodestar
FILTERS: BAADER LRGB Set
SKY CONDITIONS: urban skies - Bortle 8
EXPOSURES: LRGB (45,30,30,30)
OBJECT DESCRIPTION AND IMAGE SESSION
NGC 6624 is a rather small Globular Cluster located at the heart of the constellation of Sagittarius, less than one arc minute south east from Delta Sagittarii (aka Kaus Media) Mg 2.72. Since it is close the Milky Way equator the background is full of stars and hence a nice object to image from my backyard bortle 8 sky. The Globular was discovered on 24 June 1784 by German - British astronomer William Herschel using a 6.2 inches f13 telescope made by himself . NGC 6624 is visible as a hazy spot with a small telescope, and appears as a star-like object with binoculars. Its core appears significantly condensed.
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