Messier 54 - Globular Cluster in Sagittarius
M54 - Globular clusterin Sgittarius
  • Description: - M54 - Globular cluster in Sagittarius. 12 arc minutes in diameter, magnitude 7.7. A single short shot as this is tough to image from Calgary, rising no more than 18.5 degrees above the horizon. Longer exposures would blur the image further.

  • A.K.A. - Herschel H 3763 (John Herschel), NGC6715
  • Camera: SBIG ST-F8300M at -15C
  • Filter: Baader RGB filter set
  • Scope: Takahashi FSQ-106 - 530mm at f5
  • Guiding: SBIG ST-i and OAG
  • Exposure: 1 x 5 minutes per colour
  • Location: near Cayley, Alberta, Canada
  • Date: September 4 2013
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