M10

Globular cluster

Constellation- Ophiuchus

 

 

Right Ascension: 16h 57m 21s

Declination: -04° 06' 28"

Distance: 14,300 light years

Visual Brightness: 6.6

Apparent Size: 15.1 arc minutes

 

Image information-

Date taken- July 15, 2004

Telescope/Focal length/Camera/Temperature- NexStar11 GPS @ f/6.8, SBIG ST-8XE NABG @ -20C, autoguided with CCDSoft Ver. 5.0

Integrations- 16 x 240 seconds

Processing- Flats and darks, aligned and combined in CCDSoft Ver. 5.0, L-R in Astroart 2.0