Palomar 10

Globular Cluster Palomar 10 in Sagitta

Description: A faint globular cluster in Sagitta. Magnitude 13.2, 4 arc minutes in size. Individual stars range from mag 18 to 19.4 - one of the closest Palomar globulars to us at about 19,200 light years distant. About 2.5 degrees away from the Coathanger Cluster in Vulpecula. Camera: SBIG ST-8XE at -15C Filter: Hutech Type II clear Scope: Takahashi FSQ-106N Exposure: 3 x 10 minutes Location: Mt. Kobau B.C. Date: 4 August, 2005

Globular Cluster Palomar 10 in Sagitta

Description: A faint globular cluster in Sagitta. Magnitude 13.2, 4 arc minutes in size. Individual stars range from mag 18 to 19.4 - one of the closest Palomar globulars to us at about 19,200 light years distant. About 2.5 degrees away from the Coathanger Cluster in Vulpecula.
Camera: SBIG ST-8XE at -15C
Filter: Hutech Type II clear
Scope: Takahashi FSQ-106N
Exposure: 3 x 10 minutes
Location: Mt. Kobau B.C.
Date: 4 August, 2005