Messier 79 - Globular Cluster in Lepus
Globular Cluster Messier 79
  • Description: Globular Cluster Messier 79 in Lepus. Fairly bright but low to the south in southern Alberta, M79 covers an area of 9.6 arc minutes. Also known as NGC1904, glowing at magnitude 7.7.

  • Film: Hypered Kodak tech pan
  • Scope: 8" f6 Newtonian
  • Exposure: 30 Minutes
  • Location: Wilson Coulee Observatory, Alberta
  • Date: February 8, 1991
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